Names
First black female writer in America
Who was Phillis Wheatley
Patriot leader who was appointed president of the Second Continental Congress
Who was John Hancock
Time of spiritual revival in England
What was the Great Awakening
Place the war for Independence began
Where is Lexington
Span for the Great Awakening
When was the 1730's-1740's
Young Virginia lawyer who declared "Give me liberty, or give me death!"
Who was Patrick Henry
helped organize the Sons of Liberty and later the Committees of Correspondence
Who was Samuel Adams
Theory that wealth is based on a nation's amount of gold and silver and that colonies exist to benefit the mother country
What is mercantile theory
The Continental Army encamped in the winter of 1777-1778
Where was Valley Forge
When was 1773
Patriot spy who was hanged
Who was Nathan Hale
Naval hero who reportedly proclaimed, "I have not yet begun to fight"
Who was John Paul Jones
Officially ended the war in September 1783
What was the Treaty of Paris
First major battle of the War for Independence
Where was Bunker Hill
Declaration of Independence adopted
When was July 4, 1776
English prime minister who led a renewed war effort and sent more troops to the colonies
Who was William Pitt the Elder
the most powerful voice of the Great Awakening
Who was George Whitefield
The most important human statement of political principles in history
What is the Declaration of Independence
Captured by the Green Mountain Boys just days after Ticonderoga
Where was Crown Point
Seven Years War/French and Indian War
When was 1754-1763
Who were William Dawes, Paul Revere, and Samuel Prescott
King of England who wanted complete control of the colonies
Who was George III
Event in which British soldiers shot into a crowd and killed five colonists
What was the Boston Massacre
"Mad Anthony" Wayne led a daring attempt to recapture a fort in New York
Where was Stony Point
First Continental Congress convened in Philadelphia
When was 1774