Terms
Massachusetts patriots who said they could be ready to fight at a minute's notice
Minutemen
Rung in Philadelphia to gather the people together for the reading of the Declaration of Independence
Liberty Bell
Extended the boundaries of Quebec west to the Mississippi and south to the Ohio, closing frontier land to the colonists
Commander-in-chief of the Continental Army
George Washington
Name the war between the British and the French for control of land along the Ohio River
French and Indian War
Money people pay to the government for use in running the government
Tax
German soldiers hired by George III to fight against Americans
Hessians
The first ten amendments to the Constitution, listing the rights or freedoms the Constitution gives to Americans
Bill of Rights
Boston patriot and silversmith famous for his midnight ride to warn the colonists
Paul Revere
Name the angry encounter between colonists and British soldiers in Boston in March of 1770.
Boston Massacre
Those who wanted America to be free from Britain's control
Patriots
American ship captained by John Paul Jones
Bonhomme Richard
The plan of government our country still follows today
Constitution of the U.S.
Virginian who said, "Give me liberty, or give me death!"
Patrick Henry
What was the first major battle in the War for Independence?
Battle of Bunker Hill
First shot fired at Lexington in the American War for Independence
"Shot heard 'round the world"
British ship that fought the Bonhomme Richard and was captured by John Paul Jones
Serapis
Document signed by England giving up the American colonies and making them officially free and independent
Treaty of Paris
King of England during the American War for Independence
King George III
Washington's first mission was to take a message to the French stationed where?
Fort le Boeuf
Met in Philadelphia in September 1774; agreed not to buy English goods and asked that their rights as Englishmen be respected
First Continental Congress
Met in Philadelphia in 1775; Decided America must have an organized Continental Army and that George Washington would command the new army
Second Continental Congress
First plan of government the states agreed upon
Articles of Confederation
Commander of all British forces in North America during the French and Indian War
General Edward Braddock
Name the French frontier stronghold where the British suffered a major defeat.
Fort Duquesne