People
This person was chosen as the leader of the Continental Army
George Washington
This document said that the colonists wanted to "break up" with England and be free to govern their own country.
Declaration of Independence
This battle was the first battle that started the War. The British retreated to Boston and the Colonists won the battle. Also known for "The shot heard 'round the world."
Battles of Lexington and Concord
A person living in the colonies that rebelled against the British
Patriot
This act said that the colonists had to pay a tax on all printed papers.
Stamp Act
This person was the leader of the British Army
General Cornwallis
This document was signed to end the war. It said that England recognized America's independence, America got fishing rights off of Cananda, and Loyalists were treated like citizens.
This battle was the last battle of the American Revolution. The colonists had won the war.
Battle of Yorktown
A person living in the colonies, but stayed true to Britain
Loyalist
This war was fought between the French and the British over the Ohio River Valley.
This person wrote the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
This harsh winter had colonists starving, freezing, and even their feet bleeding.
Winter at Valley Forge
This battle was the second major battle of the war. The famous saying, "Don't shoot until you see the whites of their eyes."
Battle of Bunker Hill
A person, group of people, or country who fight with you against a certain group of people.
Ally
This invisible line said that the colonists could not cross the Appalachian Mountains to live there. This land was given to the Native Americans.
Proclamation of 1763
This person was labeled as a "traitor" because he switched to fight for the British after the Battle of Saratoga
Benedict Arnold
A German General named Van Steuben helped train Americans to be soldiers and how to fight in the war. They also received more food, clothing, and supplies.
Spring at Valley Forge
This Battle was the "turning point" of the War. After the colonists won this battle, the French decided to help the Americans fight against the British.
Battle of Saratoga
The crime of betraying one's own country
treason
This act was created as a punishment to the colonists for the Boston Tea Party. This included: closing the Boston Harbor, hosting British soldiers for free, and not having any colonial government without British officials.
Intolerable Acts
This person went to France to try and convince the French to help them in their fight against the British.
Benjamin Franklin
During this event, the American Leaders wrote an Olive Branch Petition giving England one last chance of peace before the war.
Second Continental Congress
Paul Revere's Midnight ride was to warn the colonists that "the British are coming" to fight which battle?
The Battles of Lexington and Concord
a person who betrays a friend or country
traitor
This act said that there was a tax on paint, paper, lead, and tea.
Townshend Acts