Lead Up
A major nine year conflict spanning the globe
The Seven Years War/ French & Indian War
The cousin of John Adams, founding father, and a founder of the Sons of Liberty
Samuel Adams
The militia who met the British at Lexington Green
The Minutemen
Fought at Breed's Hill
The Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of Charleston
Col. of Virginia militia during the French & Indian War; thought to have ignited the war
The Boston Tea Party
The objective of the British at Concord
Weapons/Arms
The cannons for the Siege of Boston were hauled from here
Ft. Ticonderoga
British commander of forces in the southern colonies
Lord Cornwallis
An imaginary border spanning the Appalachian Mountains separating colonial and Indian lands
Proclamation Line of 1763
Five colonists were killed after a mob harassed British officers stationed in Boston
The Boston Massacre
The side who fired the first shot
unknown
Valley Forge
The most successful American general during the southern campaigns between 1779-1781
An Indian rebellion against British rule in 1763
Pontiac's Rebellion
A member of the Second Continental Congress, diplomat at the Treaty of Paris (1783), first vice president of the United States, and second President
John Adams
The town before Concord
Lexington
The surprise attack on the Hessians during Christmas, 1776
The World Turned Upside Down
The Battle of Yorktown
The deciding battle in North America during the French & Indian War
The Battle of the Plains of Abraham
The act of Parliament that shut down Boston Harbor, among other things
The Intolerable Acts
A midnight ride with Paul Revere, Dr. Samuel Prescott and...
William Dawes
The battle that led to the British invasion and occupation of New York City
The Battle of Long Island/Brooklyn Heights
The fight between the French and British fleets off of the coast of Virginia
Battle of Virginia Capes