Vocabulary
Americans who fought for freedom.
Who were Patriots?
The first signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is John Hancock?
Marked the beginning of the war. The British came to capture Adams and Hancock and take supplies.
What is Lexington and Concord?
The name of the document that noted our separation from England
What is the Declaration of Independence?
Colonists who sided with Britain.
Who were Loyalists?
The leader of Britain.
Who is King George?
Battle for ten days after Christmas and defeated Hessians.
What is the Battle of Trenton?
A pamphlet published to convince colonists to fight for freedom
What is Common Sense?
Untrained army gathered together to fight.
What is a militia?
She brought water to men in battle and took over firing her husband's cannon.
Who is Molly Pitcher?
Patriots worked all night building a fort to fight off the British. Patriots ran out of ammunition and had to retreat.
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill?
The name of the document signed to officially end the war.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
To take hold of suddenly with force.
What is seize?
He was the British general who surrendered at the Battle of Yorktown.
Who is General Cornwallis?
Patriots trapped the British by land and by sea. The war ended.
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
A final appeal to the king to reconcile with the colonists.
What is the Olive Branch Partition?