Causes
Put forth by the British, this act forced Colonists to pay taxes on all imported goods from Britain.
What was the Townshend Acts
Thomas Paine
Commanding the Continental Army, General George Washington decided to strike first and laid siege to this British controlled area...
What is Boston.
who are Privateers.
This American naval officer won his first successes raiding British ports and would go on to force the surrender of the British warship, Serapis...
Who is John Paul Jones.
This event involved Patriots raiding a British ship and throwing all the tea overboard...
What is The Boston Tea Party.
This former Prussian army officer helped train and organize troops in the spring at Valley Forge.
von Steuben
The patriots badly lost in this early battle due to the size of the British army and their better equipment. Washington was forced to retreat, and this area would remain a British stronghold for the remainder of the war.
What is the battle of Long Island.
Surviving a brutal winter here, outside of Philadelphia, Gen. Washington was impressed by his troops "incomparable patience and fidelity."
what is Valley Forge.
This law placed a tax on printed materials in the colonies.
What is the Stamp Act.
Martha Washington
On Christmas in 1776, Washington took is army across the icy Delaware river to ambush the British forces in these two towns...
What are Trenton and Princeton.
In the spring of 1778 this country joined the war as America's ally after hearing about the victory at Saratoga...
what is France.
Spain did not send troops but was able to provide tons of supplies and ammunition that they shipped up this river to the Northwest Territory...
This event that caused at least five colonists to lose their lives was used as propaganda by the Sons of Liberty.
What is the Boston Massacre
This British General was stopped at Fort Stanwix causing trouble for Great Britain's three-pronged attack on Albany.
The three-pronged attack planned by the British started to fall apart when this British General instead attacked Philadelphia and decided to stay there for the winter...
Who is General Howe.
This young volunteer came to the United States in June of 1777, he believed that the American cause represented the future of humankind...
Who is Lafayettte.
After the victory at Yorktown the British felt the war was too costly to continue. They eventually signed the Treaty of Paris in September of this year...
What is 1783.
During the British raid of these two towns the battle for independence began with "the shot heard 'round the world" ...
What is Lexington and Concord
The British General who sent 3,500 troops from New York to take Savannah, Georgia.
who is General Henry Clinton.
After capturing Fort Ticonderoga, this general was low on supplies and was forced to retreat to Saratoga where he would be surrounded and would eventually surrender...
Washington was able to lay siege to Yorktown along with the help of this French commander...
Who is Comte de Rochambeau.