Key Words
The nickname of the colonial soldiers who had to be ready to fight very quickly.
Minutemen
This event was when the colonists dressed as Mohawk Natives and threw tea into the Boston Harbor.
The Boston Tea Party
What country did the 13 colonies belong to?
England
The Patriot who made the Midnight Ride.
Paul Revere
Another word for freedom is ___________
Liberty
The nickname of the British soldiers.
Redcoats
This Battle was really fought on Breed's Hill.
When was the Declaration of Independence signed?
July 4, 1776
The General of the colonial army and 1st president of the United States of America.
George Washington
The colonists wanted to end "taxation without ____________"
Representation
What is another word for the colonists who wanted to be free from England?
Patriots
The first battles of the American Revolution took place in these two Massachusetts towns.
Lexington and Concord
Why was the American Revolution fought?
(various answers)
The man who wrote most of the Declaration of Independence and became the 3rd president of the United States.
Thomas Jefferson
This famous woman served water to soldiers on the battlefield, and even helped to fight along with them.
Molly Pitcher
What important document said the colonists wanted to be free?
The last battle of the American Revolution and the British surrender took place in this town in Virginia.
Yorktown
Give 2 facts about the American Flag.
(various answers)
A patriot and inventor who wrote Poor Richard's Almanac.
Benjamin Franklin
This meeting brought together the leaders of each of the colonies and united them in their quest for freedom from England.
First Continental Congress
What is another word for colonists who supported England?
Loyalists or Tories
This English law put a tax on important colonial documents like birth certificates and marriage licenses.
The Stamp Act
What bird is a symbol of the USA, and what is it holding?
The bald eagle, and it holds arrows and olive branches.
The patriot who signed the Declaration of Independence large enough for King George III to read without his spectacles.
John Hancock
This document starts with the words, "We the People..."
The Constitution (preamble)