People
I was chosen to be the commander of the Continental Army.
George Washington
This is a battle the Americans lost because they ran out of ammunition.
Battle of Bunker Hill
Who is most remembered for his signature on this document?
This made it illegal for colonists to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains.
Proclamation of 1763
Lexington and Concord
I came to Valley Forge to help General Washington train his troops during the Winter of 1777-1778.
Baron Friedrich von Steuben
At this battle General Washington flees during the night and surprises General Howe.
The Battle of Long Island
We celebrate this day in the summer because of the Declaration of Independence.
July 4th
This phrase was the battle cry of the Sons of Liberty and an argument against the British.
No taxation without representation
Who allied with the United States against the British?
France
I am the General who surrenders at the end of the war because I am surrounded.
General Cornwallis
The battle that followed the crossing of the Delaware River on Christmas night.
The Battle of Trenton
The Declaration of Independence was written to which person?
King George III
Tax on lead, paper, paint, tea, lead, and other imported items
Townshend Acts
The Continental Congress met in which city?
Philadelphia
I wrote a pamphlet called Common Sense to get the colonists excited about declaring their independence from Britain.
Thomas Paine.
This battle is known as the “turning point” in the war.
The Battle of Saratoga
In this part of the document this quote is written: “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”
The Preamble
This destruction of two million dollars of merchandise wasn’t much of a party for the British!
Boston Tea Party
Who made the laws in Britain?
Parliament
I was one of five men chosen to write the Declaration of Independence. I ended up writing the largest portion of it.
Thomas Jefferson
This was the final battle of the American Revolution.
Battle of Yorktown
Who was the English philosopher whose ideas were so important to the Declaration
John Locke
Colonists’ name for the Coercive Acts
Intolerable Acts
What officially ended the Revolutionary War and made Britain recognize the United States as an independent country?
The Treaty of Paris