Who am I?
black patriot who was killed at the Boston Massacre.
Crispus Attucks
Yorktown
"We have, therefore, to resolve to conquer or to die."
George Washington
American colonists who supported England
tories or loyalists
where a river begins
rivermouth
surrended to George Washington at Yorktown, VA
General Cornwallis
Americans proved they would not be defeated easily during this battle
Bunker Hill
"The British are coming!"
Paul Revere
Men who were prepared to fight at a minute's notice
minutemen
inland body of water that is usually fresh
lake
created the first American flag
Betsy ross
the turning point of the American Revolution
"I have not yet begun to fight!"
John Paul Jones
Nicknames the colonists gave to British soldiers
lobsterbacks and redcoats
channel
My men and I captured Fort Ticoderoga
Ethan Allen
German soldiers were defeated here during Christmas
"I only regret that that I have but one life to lose for my country."
Nathan Hale
Colonists who supported gaining independence to England
patriots
land deposited at the mouth of a river
delta
My men and I secured the Northwest Territory for America
George Rogers Clark
First battle of the American Revolution was here
Lexington and Concord
"Give me liberty or give me death!"
Patrick Henry
German soldiers who were hired to fight the American colonists for England
Hessians
part of an ocean that reaches into the land, generally with a narrower opening than a bay
gulf