Names
Named the Commander in Chief of the colonists during the revolutionary war
Who is George Washington?
The Declaration of Independence was officially adopted on this day
What is July 4th, 1776?
Event in which throwing snowballs escalated to death took place in this city
What is Boston?
The war fought between England and American colonies for independence
What is the Revolutionary War?
Only item that was still taxed after the Townshend acts were dropped
What is tea?
Name of the new treasurer in England who passed a bill to heavily tax the colonies
Who is Charles Townshend?
The Boston Massacre took place on March 5 of what year?
What is 1770?
THe "Shot Heard 'Round the World" took place in these two places outside of Boston
What is Lexington and Concord?
The major boycott led by colonists at the Boston Port dressed as Native Americans
What is the Boston Tea Party?
Led the congress that led to the creation of the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
Fought in the South and is nicknamed "the Swamp Fox"
Who is Francis Marion
Cornwallis surrendered to American forces in October of this year
What is 1781?
The colonists won this battle by attacking on the early hours of Christmas day
What is The battle of Trenton?
The first major battle of the Revolutionary War
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill?
This act officially removed British protection from the colonies
What is the Prohibitory act?
Famous captain from Scotland who played an important role in helping defeat many British warships
Who is John Paul Jones?
The Treaty of Paris was signed on this month and year
What is September of 1783?
This was the location of the "major turning point in the war"
What is Saratoga?
Colonists won this battle by leaving burning campfires, tricking the English into making them think they had fled
What is Princeton?
groups formed all over the colonies to warn of troubles with Great Britain were known as
Committees of Correspondence
Fought in the South and was nicknamed "The Gamecock"
Who is Thomas Sumter?
On this date Patrick Henry gave the famous quote: “I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death."
What is March 23, 1775
Kentucky volunteers under George Rogers Clark seized these two places in present day Illinois
What are Kaskaskia and Cahokia?
Vermont militia take an English fort in New York by surprise attack and this event was known as..
The Fall of Fort Ticonderoga
Volunteer colonial militia from Boston went by this nickname
What is Minutemen?