Acts
This law required colonists to let British soldiers sleep in their houses/barns/sheds
The Quartering Act
This person was named Commander and Chief of the Continental Army. He was also the first President of the United States
George Washington
Who was King in Great Britain during the American Revolution
King George III
Name of the American Colonists army
The Continental Army
Who made the midnight ride to warn Lexington and Concord that the British were advancing
Paul Revere
This law taxed tea and created a Monopoly for the East India Company
The Tea Act
This person owned the most popular newspaper in the colonies, the Philadelphia Gazette. He is also on the $100 bill!
Benjamin Franklin
What are the group of colonists who are still loyal to King George and the British called
Loyalists
What battle started the Revolutionary War?
Who was the author of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
This law required a tax on all printed documents including letters, newspapers, and even playing cards
The Stamp Act
This person said "Give me liberty, or give me death". He also was a delegate from Virginia.
Patrick Henry
Which British general followed George Washington from New York to New Jersey. It starts with an H
General Howe
Where does George Washington and his men spend the winter of 1777-1778. 1/4 of the soldiers stationed here die due to weather, starvation, or disease.
Valley Forge
This person was a lawyer who defended the British soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre
John Adams
This act was a punishment to the Boston tea party, and contained many different acts to threaten the colonists in Boston
The Intolerable Acts
This person was the leader of the Sons of Liberty in Boston. He also organized the Boston Tea Party
Samuel Adams
Who was the author of the influential pamphlet "Common Sense" that called for American independence from Britain? HE WAS BRITISH
Thomas Paine
What did they call the delegates who met 2 TIMES during the American Revolution to discuss plans to fight, who the leaders would be, and when to write the Declaration of Independence
Continental Congress
Who was the Doctor killed in Bunker Hill
Dr. Joseph Warren
This law taxed many household goods like glass, lead, molasses which hurt many business owners, ship owners, and craft workers
The Townshend Acts
This person was a freed African American slaved who was shot and killed in the Boston Massacre. There is a school named after him in Indianapolis!
Crispus Attucks
Name of British government
Parliament
This person said "My only regret, is that I have but one life to lose for my country"
Nathan Hale
Which colony did not vote in favor of the Declaration of Independence
New York