Revolutionary War Important Figures
Commander of the Continental Army
George Washington
The first battles of the Revolutionary War
Lexington & Concord
This law required colonists to house British soldiers
Quartering Act
A living thing that breaks down dead plants and animals
Decomposer
When the sun heats water and it turns into water vapor (gas) and goes into the air
Evaporation
The name of the pamphlet that supported independence and its author
Common Sense by Thomas Paine
The final major battle of the Revolutionary War in 1781
Battle of Yorktown
Colonists protested this because they had no representation in Parliament
No taxation without representation
What is the energy source for all ecosystems?
The sun
When water falls from clouds to Earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail
Precipitation
This person warned the colonists that the British were coming
Paul Revere
The date that the Declaration of Independence was signed
July 4, 1776
These laws punished Boston after the Tea Party
Intolerable Acts
A living thing that eats other living things
Consumer
When water gathers in places like oceans, lakes, rivers, or underground
Accumulation
King George III was the king of which country?
Britain
Before the Battle of Trenton, Washington and his troops crossed the icy... what?
Delaware River
This event led to widespread Patriot propaganda against the British
Boston Massacre
This living thing makes its own food using sunlight
Producer
When water vapor cools down and turns back into tiny drops of liquid, forming clouds
Condensation
A passionate speaker who declared, “Give me liberty, or give me death!”
Patrick Henry
A meeting of 13 colonial leaders in 1775 after fighting had begun.
2nd Continental Congress
This group spread information and organized resistance (how the colonies communicated)
Committee of Correspondence
Energy moves in this direction in a food chain
From producers to consumers
When plants release water vapor from their leaves into the air
Transpiration