This person was chose to lead the patriots into war as there general. He was a great general
Who is George Washington
100
In this famous battle the colonists made the British fight uphill. Even though it was a Patriot defeat, they British lost twice as many men as them.
What is the battle of bunker hill
100
An act which made colonists To pay for a stamp when they bought paper items. This infuriated them.
What is the Stamp Act of 1765
100
These are foreign soldiers who fight for money instead of loyalty.
What are mercenaries
100
A major point of control during the early stages of the war mostly because of its location and its supplies.
What is Boston.
200
This person rode and warned the colonists that the British where coming with these famous words "the British are coming!!!"
Who is Paul Revere
200
This battle was one of the first battles of the war. Patriots where told not to fire unless fired upon. They where forced to fall back when 8 minutemen where dead and only one British wounded.
What is the battles at Lexington and Concord
200
A shooting of colonists in Boston killing all of them. Samuel Adams used it as propaganda against the British.
What is the Boston Massacre
200
a 47 page pamphlet that was distributed in Philadelphia in January 1776
What is Common Sense
200
Where William Howe pushed back George Washington and his armies all the way back to the Hudson bay to New Jersey. It was how Howe got revenge.
What is New York
300
This person was the best at using guerrilla warfare and was known as the swamp fox. he organized Marion's Brigade.
Who is Francis Marion
300
This battle was a famous battle and a important victory for the Patriots. They took more than 900 prisoners.
What is the battle of Trenton
300
These acts placed duties on glass, tea, lead, and paper. They took a lot of power away from the colonial governments.
What is the Townshend acts
300
A way that the colonies formally announced that the where breaking away from Great Britain.
What is the Declaration of Independence
300
A fort that was first captured by the Patriots for supplies and weapons, but later was taken back by the British.
What is Fort Ticonderoga
400
This person conquered much of the British camps and was an enemy of the British. He took control of camps all the way down to Florida.
Who is Bernardo de Galvez
400
This was the turning point of the Revolutionary war. The american forces surrounded the redcoats and made them surrender all of there men.
What is the battle of Saratoga
400
placed taxes on sugar and molasses that was being transported from Britan to the colonies. It was the first act passed to raise money for the colonies.
What is the Sugar Act
400
Colonists who chose to be on the side of the British.
What are Loyalists/Tories
400
Where the last major battle of the Revolutionary war took place with the British surrender.
What is Yorktown.
500
This person argued that citizens, not kings and queens, should make the laws. At the time it was a very bold idea.
Who is Thomas Paine
500
This was the last major battle of the revolutionary war. When the Prime minister received word of the defeat he said "its all over!"
What is the battle of Yorktown
500
When the British started taxing merchants unfairly. Many thought that it was not right.
What is Taxation without Representation
500
A force that included soldiers from all colonies that formed to fight against the British.
What is the Continental Army
500
This is where George Washington and his men where forced to stay during the horrible long winter. They had no shoes and some no shirts. 2,000 where victims of the winter.