People
Who was the leader of the Continental Army for the United States?
George Washington
What did the Colonists get from the victory at Fort Ticonderoga?
Cannons and Weapons
What would members of the sons of liberty do to British tax collectors?
Tar and Feather them or Hang dummies of them in Liberty trees
What opportunities did women and slaves get during the American Revolution?
Slaves got an opportunity to fight for their freedoms
Women got opportunities to run their husbands businesses and follow them into battle
This act was a tax on all paper goods including newspapers and playing cards
The Stamp Act
This Sons of Liberty member won major battles at Fort Ticonderoga and the Battle of Saratoga, but switched sides to the British and became a traitor.
Benedict Arnold
The Battle of Lexington and Concord
What was the name of the event where William Dawes and Paul Revere set out to warn the Colonists that the "Regulars are coming"?
The Midnight Rides
What is the name of the Act that made it illegal for the Colonists to trade goods with other countries unless it was sent in a British ship? This act led to Americans smuggling in goods.
The Navigation Act
This group of individuals wanted to boycott and British goods and paying British taxes while fighting for colonists rights.
The Sons of Liberty
Known as a Smuggler, he became president of the Second Continental Congress and finally signed his name the largest of the Declaration of Independence?
John Hancock
What instructions were the Colonists given at the Battle of Bunker Hill?
"Hold your fire until you see the whites of their eyes!"
Name of treaty that gave America its Independence and ended the American Revolution
The Treaty of Paris 1783
The name of the line where British and Colonists could NOT cross the Appalachian Mountains out of respect for Native Americans.
The Proclamation Line of 1763
What was the name of the French officer who fought alongside George Washington and helped him defeat the British at Yorktown? Also he convinced the French King to send 6,000 French Troops to America.
Who convinced the Second Continental Congress to go to war when he said, "Give me Liberty or give me Death!"
Patrick Henry
At what battle did Washington cross the Delaware River on Christmas to defeat a squadron of Hessian soldiers?
Battle of Trenton
The First Continental Congress did two things: What is one of those two things?
1. Created Minutemen
2. Told colonists to stockpile weapons at Concord
The movement to develop a personal relationship with God and to start to question the authority of the churches.
The Great Awakening
At what battle were 3 British Armies supposed to attack the American army in Albany, but only 1 army showed up? (This was the turning point of the war?)
Battle of Saratoga
Which Sons of Liberty disapproved of Tar and Feathering the British and even defended the British soldiers who were on trial for the Boston Massacre?
John Adams
In what Battle did William Howe ignore orders in order to achieve personal glory by defeated Washington and conquering America's capital: Philadelphia.
Battle of Brandywine
The Second Continental Congress did two things: What is one of the things the Congress did?
1. Minutemen became the Continental Army
2. George Washington was put in charge of Continental Army
This movement led to people to start put more trust in science over religion and it led to people to question the rule of the monarchy?
The Enlightenment
Name of the British General who surrendered at Yorktown with 7,000 troops which ended the American Revolution?
British General Charles Cornwallis