Famous figures
He was the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army
George Washington
The "Shot Heard Round the World" took place in these two towns.
Lexington and Concord
This 1733 event involved dumping tea into a harbor to protest taxes.
Boston Tea Party
He is the primary author of The Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson
These were American colonists who remained loyal to Britain.
Loyalists (or Tories)
French aristocrat became a major general and close friend to Washington
Marquis de Lafayette
This battle is considered the turning point of the war.
Saratoga
This act required colonists to house and feed British soldiers.
The Quartering Act
The Declaration states all men have the rights to Life, Liberty and this.
Pursuit of Happiness
This is the nickname given to the British soldier due to their uniforms.
Redcoats
This silversmith is famous for his "midnight ride" to warn that the regulators were coming
Paul Revere
George Washington crossed the Delaware River to surprise the Hessian forces there.
Trenton
This incident resulted in the deaths of five colonists by British fire.
Boston Massacre
This was the formal date the Declaration was adopted (month, day, year)
July 4, 1776
This was the primary weapon used by infantry on both sides.
Musket
He was the King of Great Britain during the Revolution.
King George lll
This was the final major battle where Cornwallis surrendered in 1781.
Yorktown
This pamphlet by Thomas Paine argued for independence from Britain.
Common Sense
This President of the Continental Congress signed his name the largest.
John Hancock
These "ready in a minute" soldiers were part of the colonial militia.
Minute men
This general became the most famous traitor after defecting to the British.
Benedict Arnold
The Continental Army survived a brutal, starving winter at this camp.
Valley Forge
The first formal gathering of colonial delegates in 1774 was called this.
First Continental Congress
The Declaration of Independence gave rights to who?
All people
This 1783 treaty officially ended the war and recognized U.S. independence.
Treaty of Paris