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The leader of the continental army.
Who was George Washington?
Colonists disguised as Native Americans dumped tea into Boston Harbor to protest British taxes on tea.
What was the Boston Tea Party?
To give up, quit.
What is surrender?
Carefully planned to achieve a specific goal, such as winning a battle or finishing a project.
What is strategic?
A bell tower at the top of a church.
What is a belfry?
The British monarch during the American Revolution.
Who is King George III?
These battles in Massachusetts are considered the first military engagements of the Revolutionary War. They demonstrated the colonists' willingness to fight for their independence.
What are the Battles of Lexington and Concord?
To move back or away from danger or attack.
What is retreat?
Necessary; very important.
What is essential?
Ordinary people trained to be soldiers but who are not part of the full-time military.
What is a militia?
Known for his powerful speech, "Give me liberty, or give me death!" which helped galvanize support for the Revolution.
This conflict pitted British and French colonists, along with their respective Native American allies, against each other in a struggle for control of North America's interior.
What is the French and Indian War?
To collect materials to use in the future.
What is stockpile?
Depressing, grim, bad.
What is bleak?
A secret society formed in the American colonies, primarily to resist British policies and taxes.
Who are the Sons of Liberty?
A former enslaved man who was one of the first casualties of the Revolution.
Who is Crispus Attucks?
This act required colonists to pay taxes on printed materials like newspapers and legal documents. This sparked protests and resistance from colonists who felt it was unfair taxation without representation.
What is the Stamp Act?
To protest something by refusing to buy, use, or participate.
What is boycott?
Leading to, or relating to, a complete change.
What is revolutionary?
A person who fights against a government.
What is a rebel?
The three men who alerted the colonists of the approaching British soldiers during a night ride to Lexington and Concord.
Who is Paul Revere, William Dawes, and Samuel Prescott?
These laws, enacted by the British government as punishment for the Boston Tea Party, were seen as harsh and unjust by the colonists.
What were the Intolerable Acts?
To make a place safe from attack by building defenses (walls, trenches, etc.)
What is fortify?
Too painful or hard to be accepted.
What is intolerable?
Confidence, level of enthusiasm one feels. Can be high or low.
What is morale?