People & Groups of the Revolution 1
The general for the Continental Army
George Washington
The man sent to warn the Minutemen that the British were coming to attack in Lexington & Concord
Paul Revere
They British had an advantage because of this
experienced army
The first battle of the Revolutionary War
Battle of Lexington
Weapon used
Musket
King George III
Group that supports the colonists and fights for their freedom
Patriots
Another name for the American Army
Continental Army
Place where colonists kept their weapons during the Battles of Lexington & Concord
Corcord
Document that officially ended the war
Treaty of Paris
The name of the first meeting that included delegates from all the colonies except Georgia
The First Continental Congress
Group that supported King George III
Loyalists
Group that won the Revolutionary War
Colonists
The last battle of the Revolutionary War
Battle of Yorktown
The Declaration of Independence was signed
July 4, 1776
France fought alongside
The colonists
Germany fought alongside
The British
Group that issued the Declaration of Independence
The Continental Congress
The British wore this color
red
When did the Revolutionary War end
1783
The name of the government in Britain
Parliament
The opposing sides of the Revolutionary War
British & 13 Colonies
The first significant battles at the beginning of the war
Battle of Lexington & Concord, Battle of Bunker Hill
The colonists wore
whatever they owned
The cause of the Revolutionary War
taxes