Founding Fathers
He created the Sons of Liberty
Samuel Adams
The war that marked the end of the Revolution
Battle of Yorktown
What is the date at the top of the Declaration of Independence?
July 4 1776
How many people died at the Boston massacre?
5
Why were the British charging the colonists taxes?
Leader of the American Continental Army
George Washington
This Battle was actually fought on Breeds Hill but it goes by another name
Battle of Bunker Hill
Who signed the largest signature on the Declaration of Independence?
John Hancock
What American American was the first to die at the Boston Massacre?
Crispus Attucks
Describes a person who wanted the British to win the war and stay in America.
Loyalist
French General that befriended Washington and fought for the Americans
Lafayette
George Washington got all of his battlefield experience from this early war.
French and Indian War
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
They dressed up as Indians at Boston Tea Party
He betrayed America to the British
Benedict Arnold
He warned that the British were coming
Paul Revere
This war started because the American colonies did not want to pay taxes
American Revolution/Revolutionary War
What year is printed at the top of the Declaration of Independence?
1776
They dumped this into the Boston Harbor
Tea
British Commander that got trapped at Yorktown
Lord Charles Cornwallis
Ben Franklin
What was the first shot called at the Battle of Lexington?
Shot heard around the world
What message does the Declaration of Independence try to get across?
We are no longer part of England, we are our own country.
Why did they dump the tea in Boston Harbor?
Protest taxes
Famous British General killed in French and Indian War and George Washington had to take over for him
General Braddock