Vocabulary
The British did this to the colonists in order to fund British soldiers serving in America.
What is taxed?
The first battle of the American Revolution where the British won.
What is Lexington?
The Patriots fought back against the British after Concord by doing what.
What is hiding and firing from behind stone walls, buildings, trees, and bushes?
The British soldiers were called what.
What are the red coats?
King of Great Britain during the Revolutionary War.
Who is King George III?
Supporters of the King of England.
Who are Loyalists?
This place was where the first shot was fired and became known as "the shot that was heard around the world."
What is Lexington?
Some colonists believed that they should not be taxed unless they are represented in Parliament. This was their motto.
What is "No taxation without representation!"?
The leader of the Continental Army.
Who is George Washington?
Patriot silversmith who rode his horse to warn the colonists of a British attack.
Who is Paul Revere?
Colonists who supported fighting for independence.
What are the Patriots?
This battle that was the bloodiest of the Revolutionary War with many soldiers either hurt of killed.
What is Bunker Hill?
This was a law that said colonists had to tax the tea sold in the colonies.
What is the Tea Act?
Famous wife of a president whose letters offer a glimpse into the Revolutionary War.
Who is Abigail Adams?
Author of the Declaration of Independence and approved on July 4, 1776.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
The Patriots ran out of this on their third strike against the British at Breed's Hill.
What is gunpowder?
A protest of 1773 in which they dumped tea into the Boston Harbor to protest against unfair taxes.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
British General Charles Cornwallis surrendered to Washington here in 1781.
Where is Yorktown?
Patriot who shouted, "Give me liberty, or give me death!"
Who is Patrick Henry?
British General who was confident that he could seize guns stored at Concord without firing a shot.
Who is General Thomas Gage?
The volunteer soldiers who were ready to fight at a moment's notice.
Who are the minutemen?
George Washington and his troops spent a cold winter of 1778 at what place?
The King of England was furious about the Boston Tea Party so he passed a series of harsh laws the colonists called what.
What are the Intolerable Acts?
On September 3, 1783, the United States and Britain signed this to end the war.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
Author of Common Sense which urged colonists to rebel against Britain.
Who is Thomas Paine?
Gave the famous order, "Don't one of you fire until you see the whites of their eyes."
Who is Colonel William Prescott?