Revolutionary war people
Who ruled Great Britain during the revolutionary war
King George III
The Patriot victory at this battle convinced the French to join them.
Battle of Saratoga
This was the last battle of the war
he Battle of Yorktown
This is a word for colonists who did not support the British and wanted freedom from them
Patriots
This act changed the tax rates on raw sugar and molasses imported from foreign colonies.
The Sugar Act
The commander in chief of the American patriot forces who ends up being America's first president
George Washington
John Paul Jones
This group of colonists protested the British by causing the Boston Tea Party
the Sons of Liberty
This is another word for British supporters in the colonies
Loyalists
This Act required colonists to house British soldiers and provide them with food
the Quartering act
This person wrote the declaration of independence
Thomas Jefferson
This Battle led to the fall of Philadelphia.
Battle of Brandywine
This battle in the South had "overmountain" men.
Battle of Kings Mountain
Men trained and ready to "stand at a minute's warning in case of alarm."
Minutemen
The Tea Act
This person was a traitor to the Americans and gave valuable information to the British
Benedict Arnold
This was the first battle in the Revolutionary War
the Battle of Concord and Lexington
Settlement in which Britain recognized the United States as a new nation
the Treaty of Paris
This is the taxes on imports and exports that George Grenville established.
Customs duties
This is the document in which the colonies declared their independence from Great Britain
What is the Declaration of Independence
This Famous Patriot leader rode on horseback to let the people know that the British are coming either by land or by sea.
Paul Revere
At the battle of Bunker Hill, the American general (General Prescott) said, "Don't shoot until..."
What is, "You see the whites of their eyes."
This Battle helped build American confidence by proving that colonial militia could stand up to one of the world’s most feared armies
The Battle of Bunker Hill
Said “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country,” before being hung by the British
Nathan Hale
What war put the British in debt which led to taxing the Colonies.
The French and Indian War