Makers of the Revolution
Man who began the ride to ward the colonies that the British were coming to Concord.
Who was Paul Revere?
City where the famous "massacre" occurred.
What was Boston?
Slogan about taxes that influenced many colonists to rebel against Great Britain.
What was no taxation without representation?
Man chosen to lead the Continental Army.
Who was George Washington?
European country that helped the Americans win the Revolution.
What was France?
Name given to colonial soldiers who could be ready to fight quickly.
What were Minutemen?
City where the first Continental Congress met.
What was Philadelphia?
War that the British paid for by raising the colonists' taxes.
What was the French and Indian War?
King of England during the American Revolution.
Who was King George III
Complete freedom from Britain meant this.
What was independence?
Leader of the Sons of Liberty in Massachusetts, cousin to future president.
Who was Sam Adams?
Places where colonial troops first fired on British troops.
Refusal by the colonists to buy British goods.
What were boycotts?
Man in charge of training troops at Valley Forge.
Who was Baron von Steuben?
Site of the battle known as the turning point of the Revolution.
What was Saratoga?
Colonial lawyer who defended the English soldiers after the Boston Massacre.
Who was John Adams?
Stated that British soldiers were to be housed in colonial homes.
What was the Quartering Act?
Formal request sent to the king.
What was a petition?
Author of most of the Declaration of Independence.
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
Weapons captured from Fort Ticonderoga and used against the British in Boston.
What were cannons?
Samuel Adams and this man were to be arrested by the British in Lexington.
Who was John Hancock?
Colony in which the towns of Lexington and Concord were located.
Commodity that continued to be taxed after the Townshend Ats were repealed. It led to a great party.
What was tea?
British general who surrendered to Washington at Yorktown.
Who was Charles Cornwallis?
Pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that influenced many people to favor the split with England.
What was Common Sense?