Before the War
This battle started the American Revolution. It is nicknamed as, "the shot heard round the world".
What is the Battle Lexington & Concord?
This document convinced Americans that it was time to break away from Britain.
What is Common Sense?
A name given to several women who ended up helping fight after their husbands were wounded/killed in battle.
Who is Molly Pitcher?
They wanted independence from Britain and were willing to fight for it.
Who are patriots?
Williams Dawes, Samuel Prescott, and this man, was one of the riders that warned that the Regulars (British army) was coming to Lexington and Concord.
Who was Paul Revere?
Although a defeat for the Americans, this battle showed the Continental Army could stand up to the British Army.
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill?
This was "THE" break-up with King George III and Britain.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
He helped to edit the Declaration of Independence and was sent to France to convince France to support the Americans.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
The colonists were so upset about the tax on tea that they several Sons of Liberty dressed up like Mohawk Native Americans and dumped 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
This battle is known as the "turning point" because it convinced France to provide support to the Americans.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
A young Virginian, he is considered the primary author of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
She wrote a letter to her husband asking him to "remember the ladies" in the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Abigail Adams?
These people, although not many, supported the King and refused to break away from Britain.
Who are Loyalists or Tories?
This is where the colonial army spent a long, cold winter fighting off disease and hunger. The Baron von Steuben strained the army, and they left prepared to fight the British.
What is Valley Forge?
"All men are created equal", did not apply to these three groups in Colonial America.
Who are women, African Americans, and Native Americans?
Cousin to Samuel Adams, he was the Boston lawyer that defended the British soldiers after the Boston Massacre. He also helped edit the Declaration of Independence.
Who is John Adams?
These people chose not to take sides during the American Revolution.
Who are neutral?
Leaders of the Sons of Liberty in Boston, these two men were responsible for organizing and funding many protests and eventually went into hiding in Lexington.
Who was Samuel Adams and John Hancock?
General Cornwallis and the British Army are trapped here. After their surrender, American would gain its independence from Britain.
What is Yorktown?
The Declaration of Independence mentions inalienable rights, or rights that cannot be taken way. They are the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of _________.
What is happiness?
He was the leader of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. The colonies loved his leadership so much that they made him the first official President of the colonies.
Who is George Washington?
DOUBLE POINTS....the person in Britain many Americans were upset with.
Who is King George III?