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The king of England at the end of the 18th century.
Who is King George III?
The river that George Washington and his troops crossed on December 25.
What is the Delaware River?
When some of the colonists dressed up as Mohawk Indians and dumped tea into the harbor to protest the tax on tea from the British parliament.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
When the colonists were upset about having taxes, they began to shout this phrase.
What is, "No taxation without representation?"
The peace treaty between Britain and American that ended the Revolutionary War.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
The Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army.
Who is George Washington?
The location of the Battle of Bunker Hill.
What is Breed's Hill?
A war between the French and the British over Native American lands that would lead to Parliament passing taxes on the colonists to pay for the soldiers.
What is the French and Indian War?
The person who said, "Give me liberty, or give me death!"
Who is Patrick Henry?
The refusal to buy certain products.
What is a boycott?
The most famous traitor in American history, who switched from fighting with the Patriots to working with the British.
Who is Benedict Arnold?
The place where the Continental Army camped for the winter of 1777-1778.
What is Valley Forge?
An act that taxed printed materials such as letters, certificates, and playing cards.
As he was set to be executed, the British asked Nathan Hale if he had any last words. This was his answer.
What is, "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."
The document composed by Thomas Jefferson that stated that all men have certain unalienable rights that the king had taken away from the colonists.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
The general of the British redcoats who surrendered to George Washington.
Who is Charles Cornwallis?
The location of "The Shot Heard Round the World."
What is Lexington and Concord?
The final battle of the American Revolution.
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
In his pamphlet Common Sense, this man warned, "These are the times that try men's souls."
Who is Thomas Paine?
A hired soldier.
What is a mercenary?
The lawyer who represented the British soldiers in court following the Boston Massacre.
Who is John Adams?
This place had much-needed ammunition and supplies, so it was the first location that the Continental Army successfully attacked.
What is Fort Ticonderoga?
The turning point in the war that showed that the American Patriots could have a chance at defeating the British.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
When the Patriots were running low on ammunition at this battle, William Prescot ordered the men, "Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes."
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill?
To house and feed soldiers.
What is quarter?