Road to War
This act placed a tax on sugar and molasses imported into the colonies.
What is the Sugar Act?
This surprise attack on Hessians took place the day after Christmas in 1776.
What is the Battle of Trenton?
She warned Patriot soldiers that the British were coming before the Battle of Monmouth.
Who is Molly Pitcher?
This European country also fought against Britain and helped weaken its navy.
What is Spain
This term describes colonists refusing to buy British goods.
What is a boycott?
This proclamation prevented colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
This winter camp tested Washington’s army with harsh weather and shortages.
What is Valley Forge?
She sewed the first American flag according to popular legend.
Who is Betsy Ross?
This country became America’s most important ally during the war.
What is France?
These women followed the army camps, cooking and washing for soldiers.
Who are camp followers?
This 1767 set of laws taxed goods like glass, paper, and tea.
What are the Townshend Acts?
This 1781 naval battle prevented British reinforcements from reaching Yorktown.
What is the Battle of the Chesapeake?
This Patriot woman was captured and held on a British prison ship for refusing loyalty.
Who is Mercy Otis Warren?
They provided vital financial loans, trading arms, and offering diplomatic recognition in 1782.
What is the Netherlands
Shortages of this essential item made soldiers’ lives difficult during the war.
What are supplies
This British commander ordered troops to seize colonial weapons at Concord in 1775.
Who is General Thomas Gage?
This southern battle in 1781 resulted in heavy British losses and weakened their control of the Carolinas.
What is the Battle of Cowpens?
This African American woman acted as a spy for the Patriots.
Who is Agent 355?
This 1778 agreement officially made France an ally of the United States.
What is the Treaty of Alliance?
This term describes using surprise attacks and hit-and-run tactics in warfare.
What is guerrilla warfare?
This British law required colonists to provide housing and supplies for British soldiers.
What is the Quartering Act?
This final 1781 victory forced the British to surrender and effectively ended the war.
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
This woman wrote letters urging her husband to “remember the ladies.”
Who is Abigail Adams?
This French naval officer helped trap the British at Yorktown.
Who is Admiral de Grasse?
Many farmers paid taxes or traded goods using this instead of paper money.
What is barter?