Who am I?
I was the king of England during the time of the American War for Independence.
King George III
The first battle of the war started here.
Lexington and Concord
"The British are coming! The British are coming!”
Paul Revere
American colonists sometimes called the British soldiers one of these two names:
Lobster Backs
Redcoats
What is the name for the document that stated for the world why the colonists wanted their independence?
Declaration of Independence
Congress chose me to be the supreme commander of the American troops.
George Washington
The Hessians were defeated here on Christmas.
Trenton
“Give me liberty or give me death.”
Patrick Henry
The men prepared to fight at a minute’s notice were called ______________________.
Minutemen
Why did the colonists dump tea into Boston Harbor?
The British put a tax on the tea and the colonists did not want to have to pay the tax
I was the leader of the British army who surrendered to George Washington at the end of the war.
General Cornwallis
The Continental Army spent a hard winter here.
Valley Forge
“I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.”
Nathan Hale
American colonists who wanted independence from England were called ______________________ .
Patriots
What is the Stamp Act?
It was a tax that the colonists had to pay on documents.
I was a black patriot killed at the Boston Massacre.
Crispus Attucks
Americans proved they were hard to beat here.
Bunker Hill
“We have, therefore, to resolve to conquer or to die.”
George Washington
American colonists who remained loyal to the king of England were called ______________________.
loyalists or Tories
Who was a brave American spy who was killed by the British?
Nathan Hale
My men and I secured the Northwest Territory for America, by capturing 3 forts on the frontier.
The battle at this place was the turning point of the war.
Saratoga
“I have not yet begun to fight.”
John Paul Jones
The German soldiers hired by the king to fight the Americans were called ______________________ .
hessians
Who was the President of the Second Continental Congress and the first to sign the Declaration of Independence?
John Hancock