People
What famous patriot was a Silversmith?
Paul Revere
What two battles marked the beginning of the American Revolution?
Battles of Lexington and Concord
What event was an organized protest against the British Tea Act?
Boston Tea Party
What was the name of the people that supported the British?
Loyalist
What Act forced the Colonists to give food and housing to British soldiers in the Colonies?
The Quartering Act
Who said “Give me liberty or give me death!”?
Patrick Henry
What battle was considered the “turning point” of the revolutionary war?
Battle of Saratoga
What terrible event occurred on March 5, 1770, when British soldiers opened fire on Colonists?
The Boston Massacre
What was the name for a person that supported the cause for independence?
Patriot
What law required all colonists to pay a tax to Great Britain on all printed goods such as newspapers and playing cards?
The Stamp Act
What important Naval officer said “I have not yet begun to fight!”?
John Paul Jones
What battle took place overlooking Boston and gave the patriots hope that they could fight against the British?
Battle of Bunker Hill
When was George Washington chosen to lead the continental army?
The Second Continental Congress
What is a large amount of something being stored for future use?
Stockpile
What peace treaty ended the Revolutionary war?
Treaty of Paris
Who wrote the pamphlet Common Sense?
Thomas Paine
Where was the battle fought that ended the Revolutionary War?
Yorktown, Virgina
Where did the Continental Army spend a long winter and lose almost half the soldiers to sickness and death?
Valley Forge
What is disloyalty to a country by helping an enemy?
Treason
How did British respond after the Boston Tea Party Toward the Massachusetts Colony?
The Intolerable Acts
This person was a trusted friend to George Washington and military officer but betrayed his country to the British?
Benedict Arnold
George Washington crossed the Delaware river on Christmas Day and fought what battle against the Hessians the next day?
Battle of Trenton
What was the meeting of Colonists in Philadelphia called that prompted John Adams to say it was a “collection of the greatest men upon this continent"?
First Continental Congress
What is a soldier from one country that is paid to fight for another country?
Mercenary
What was written and signed by Colonial leaders to justify the reason for the Colonies separating from Great Britian?
The Declaration of Independence