Colonies
This is the name given to the original group of territories along the East Coast of America that rose up against British rule.
13 colonies
In 1492, he sailed across the Atlantic Ocean to find what we know today as America
Christopher Columbus
The colonist were fighting for freedom from this country
Great Britian
The United States was born the result of this war
American Revolution
This famous protest happened when colonists dressed up and dumped hundreds of chests of tea into the ocean.
Boston Tea Party
Colonist who wanted freedom from British were called this
Patriots
I was the general for the Continental Army
George Washington
This is the name of the ocean that separated the American colonies from King George III and Great Britain.
Atlantic Ocean
This famous leader from Massachusetts was the President of the Continental Congress and signed his name extra large so the King could read it without his glasses.
John Hancock
Battle of Trenton took place on this date, when Washington snuck his troops across the icy Deleware River in a surprise attack
December 25, 1776
The patriots wanted to declare freedom from _______, so they signed the ____________
British
Declaration of Independence
John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, John Hancock and 53 others (for a total of 56 men) signed the Declaration of Independence, but I was chosen to wire the first major draft.
Thomas Jefferson
The shot heard round the world rang out from here. It was the first battle in the revolution
Lexington and Concord
The Declaration of Independence states that all people have the right to Life, Liberty, and the
Pursuit of Happiness
This early battle took place on a hill near Boston, where the Americans famously ran out of gunpowder but proved they could stand up to the British army.
Battle of Bunker Hill
This was a catchphrase colonist used to show their frustration about paying money in a government they had no say in
No taxation without representation
Wrote Common Sense, to which Washington read aloud to his troops before battle
Thomas Paine
This is where the Declaration was signed
Pennsylvania
There are _____ beaches of government. __________ makes laws, judicial is the courts and __________, and the executive branch is the ____________.
3
Legislative, judges, president
American and French troops trapped the British in this battle, which is where victory of the Revolution took place
Battle of Yorktown
In this year ______ the 13 colonies initiated their independence. We now celebrate it every year on_______
1776
July 4th
This famous silversmith rode through the night to warn the colonists that "The British are coming!"
Paul Revere
King George III angered the colonists by passing one of his first and many laws that banned them from moving west of this specific mountain range.
Appalachian
This is the name of the agreement signed in 1783 that officially ended the war and forced Great Britain to recognize America as its own independent country.
Treaty of Paris
This giant bronze object in Philadelphia was rung to celebrate independence
Liberty Bell