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The main author of The Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson
The battle over a hill that could house cannons.
What is Battle at Bunker Hill?
The British legislature that makes the laws and discusses issues of the country.
What is Parliament?
A soldier who is hired to fight for a foreign country.
What is a mercenary?
The day The Declaration of Independence was adopted.
When is July 4th, 1776?
The French nobleman who joined the cause for American Independence when he was only 19.
Who is Marquis de Lafayette?
The battle that was the turning point of the Revolutionary War and was a victory for America.
What is Battle of Saratoga?
Part of the regular army but are citizens that may be called upon to serve in an emergency for the military.
What is militia?
Colonists who were loyal to King George III during the Revolutionary War.
Who are Loyalists?
Five colonists died and six more were injured in a disturbing event on March 5, 1770
When is the Boston Massacre?
Said "Give me liberty or give me death".
Who is Patrick Henry?
The battles know for starting the war and known for the slogan "The shot heard around the world".
What are the Battles of Lexington and Concord?
The act of completely surrounding an area to keep any person or supplies.
What is besiege?
Colonists fighting for more freedom from King George III during the Revolutionary War.
What are Patriots?
The year independence was achieved when the last British troops left New York City.
When is 1783?
The hero of the frontier.
Who was George Rogers Clark?
The Battles that occured in April 1775.
What is The Battles at Lexington and Concord
A belief that disputes should be resolved peacefully without war.
What is Pacifism?
The highest commander of a nation's armed forces.
Who is the Commander in Chief?
The month and year the shot was heard around the world.
When is April 1775?
The two people who harassed the British troops.
Who are Francis Marion and Thomas Sumter?
The battle where the British were outnumbered and Cornwallis sent his second-in-command to surrender.
What is The Battle of Yorktown?
The secret organization in the British colonies that worked to oppose the Stamp Act.
What is Sons of Liberty?
The representatives from the colonies that met in Philadelphia in 1774.
What is the continental congress?
The day the British were outnumbered at the Battle of Yorktown and Cornwallis sent his second in command to surrender.
When is October 19, 1781?