Before the War
On March 5, 1770, 5 men were killed, including Crispus Attucks during this protest in Boston.
The Boston Massacre
This group of colonists supported the British government and did not want to break entirely to become a new nation.
Loyalists
At this location, the colonial soldiers suffered, but also grew stronger with the help of Lafayette, Washington, and Friedrich von Steuben.
Valley Forge
He is known as one of the most famous traitors in US History, having switched over to the British side of the Army in the middle of the Revolutionary War.
Benedict Arnold
What are the 20th and 21st words in the Preamble to the Constitution? It begins, "We the people..."
Common Defense
This is what the colonists called the actions of Parliament when they closed the port to Boston, banned town meetings, and ordered colonists to feed and house British soldiers.
Intolerable Acts
The Declaration of Independence was mainly written by this Virginian, whose famous home, Monticello, is still a popular tourist attraction.
Thomas Jefferson
This battle proved to be a turning point in the war and led to the French agreeing to help.
Saratoga
These were colonial soldiers who were said to be able to get prepared for battle in minutes.
minutemen
This was a group of colonists who were upset with the Stamp Act and even captured some tax collectors and tarred and feathered them to show their displeasure.
Sons of Liberty
This minor battle signified the beginning of the war to many people and sparked Ralph Waldo Emerson to write the famous phrase, " The Shot Heard Round the World.”
Lexington
In 1783, Britain finally signed this, fully recognizing the independence of the United States of America.
Treaty of Paris
The Proclamation of 1763 was decreed by King George, in response to this War.
French and Indian War
At this meeting in Philadelphia, delegates wrote petitions to King George III asking for the repeal of the Intolerable Acts.
Thomas Paine wrote this document to speak out against a King who felt he should make all the rules from so many miles away!
Common Sense
These are the 3 branches of government introduced by the Virginia Plan.
Executive, Judicial, Legislative
This area of the country was fought over during the French and Indian War.
Ohio Valley
John Adams helped found this important group of people who worked with other colonies to communicate important political events.
Committees of Correspondence
After the Battle of Bunker Hill, colonists sent this to the King in one last attempt for peace, but he did not even read it.
Olive Branch Petition
This was the adopted “1st government” after the war, even though it gave most of the power to the states.
Articles of Confederation
This battle was the end of the Revolutionary War.
Yorktown