Battles
The last major battle of the war
What is Yorktown
led a group of guerrilla soldiers attacking British supply lines, also known as the Swamp Fox
Who is Francis Marion
required colonists to house British soldiers
What is Quartering Act
Break up letter between the colonies and the British
Group of colonists who organized and held rallies to protest British taxes
What is the Sons of Liberty
The first major battle won by the British
What is Bunker Hill
British general who reinforced troops at bunker hill
Who is William Howe
taxed imports on sugar, molasses, coffee, silk and indigo
What is the sugar act
Belief by colonists that they could not be taxed by Britain
What is No Taxation Without Representation
colonists who chose to fight for independence from Britain
What is a patriot
It was the turning point of the war
What is Saratoga
The main author of the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson
The king's response to the Boston tea party
What are the intolerable acts
100 men dressed up as Indians and threw tea into the Boston Harbor. It was organized by the Sons of Liberty in response to the Tea Act
What is the Boston Tea Party
Men ready to fight in a minute's notice, part of the local militia
Who are the Minutemen
The first battle of the American Revolution where British soldiers were confronted by 70 minutemen
What is Lexington
British general who his troops in the south, eventually lost the war at Yorktown
Who is Lord Charles Cornwallis
Taxes on glass, paper, lead and tea
What are the Townshend Acts
Ended the American Revolution and Great Britain recognizing the independence of America
What is the Treaty of Paris
Foreign soldiers who fought not out of loyalty, but for pay
Who are the mercenaries
After the “Shot heard round the World, the British soldiers moved on to search for weapons at _______, where they encountered minutemen again.
What is Concord
a U.S. Naval war hero that commanded the ship the Bonhomme Richard.
Who is John Paul Jones
Taxed documents and raised prices
Pamphlet that encouraged colonist to separate from Britain
What is common sense
Colonists who sided with the British, also called Tories
What is a Loyalist