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These soldiers boosted that they could be ready to fight in one minute.
Minutemen
This battle outside of Boston ended with an American retreat because they ran out of gun powder.
Battle of Bunker Hill
He was the leader of the Continental Army.
George Washington
This act taxed sugar and molasses.
The Sugar Act
General Cornwallis became trapped at this location in 1781.
Yorktown
George Washington crossed this river on Christmas nigh to attack the sleeping Hessian soldiers.
Delaware River
After this key battle, the French decided to become allies with American Colonists.
Battle of Saratoga
This author wrote "Common Sense"
Thomas Paine
This act taxed all paper products.
The Stamp Act
This treaty ended the American Revolution.
Treaty of Paris 1783
A person who supported the cause of freedom was called this.
Patriot
What was the last major battle of the American Revolution?
Battle of Yorktown
This group is remembered for defeating the British at Fort Ticonderoga.
Green Mountain Men
This deadly riot killed five colonists.
Boston Massacre
Who were in command of the American forces at the end of the war?
George Washington
This group supported freedom for the colonists and was prominently led by Samuel Adams.
Sons of Liberty
The first battle in the American Revolution.
Lexington and Concord
This former British sea captain became a hero to the American Navy.
John Paul Jones
After the British East India company was going bankrupt, the British Parliament granted them a __________.
Monopoly
The Revolutionary War lasted from ______ to ______.
1775 to 1783
These German soldiers were hired by the British.
Hessian soldiers
This battle ended in a draw.
Battle of Monmouth (New Jersey)
Name all five authors of the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Robert Livingston, Roger Sherman, and John Adams
How many chests of tea were thrown into the Boston harbor during the Boston Tea Party.
342 chests
Which three individuals represented the United States when peace talks began in Paris of 1782?
Benjamin Franklin, John Adam, and John Jay