Lesson 1
Congress
This happened on March 5th of 1770 in Boston
The Boston Massacre
Philadelphia
This battle happened in Boston at the same time as the Battles in Lexington and Concord
The Siege of Boston
This was the man who helped the Continental Army train into better soldiers
Baron Friedrich von Steuben
a sum of money is that is owed
This future president defended British soldiers in court
John Adams
Who is Thomas Paine?
What is a mercenary?
A hired soldier from a foreign country
What was the Treaty of Paris?
The peace agreement that ended the war
This group of men wrote literature and set up protests in response to British acts passed by Parliament
The Sons of Liberty
This person created the Committees of Correspondence, he was also cousin to a future president
Samuel Adams
Who was in the Committee of Five? (Name 3)
Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert Livingston
What is scarcity?
The lack of supplies
This is where Washington and the Continental Army camped out during the winter after losing Philadelphia.
Valley Forge
This act taxed the Americans over everything that was paper
The Stamp Act
This was the ride conducted by Paul Revere, Samuel Dawes, and one other to warn militias that the British were on the way
When was the Declaration of Independence issued?
July 4th, 1776
George Washington and his men crossed this river on December 25th
The Delaware River
This was the final battle in the American Revolution and happened in 1781
The Battle of Yorktown
These acts were named after a member of Parliament that taxed paper, tea, lead, and glass
The Townshend Acts
What is the name of the first battle of the Revolutionary War
The Battle of Bunker Hill
This was the document that the people in the Second Congress wrote in order to attempt for peace one more time?
The Olive Branch Petition
This battle happened in 1777 and was the turning point of the war.
The Battle of Saratoga
What was the outcome of the Treaty of Paris?
Stated America's independence as a nation, allowed westward expansion, and new borders were agreed upon