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Rode to warn the colonists that the British soldiers were on their way to Concord
Who was Paul Revere?
100
Britain and France were fighting over trade issues and land in America
What was the french and Indian War?
100
This group of patriots organized events to help the cause of freedom
What were the Sons of Liberty?
100
a group of ordinary people who train for war
What are militia?
100
This group made their own cloth for clothing so as not to buy cloth from England and pay a tax
Who were the Daughters of Liberty?
200
Chosen as commander in chief of the continental army
Who is George Washington?
200
On March 5, 1770, a fight broke out between some British soldiers and some colonists in Boston
What was the Boston Massacre?
200
These groups wrote letters from colony to colony to stay in touch
What were the committees of correspondence?
200
People in the colonies who were wanted freedom from England and were willing to fight for it
What was a patriot?
200
Delegates from all the colonies met twice in Philadelphia to discuss what to do about freedom from England
What is the first and second Continental Congress?
300
An African American who was killed at the Boston Massacre
Who was Crispus Attucks?
300
The sons of Liberty did this to protest the tax on tea in 1773
What is the Boston Tea Party?
300
he was a hero at the beginning of the war, but turned into a spy for Britain and was accused of treason
Who was Benedict Arnold?
300
People in the colonies who were loyal to the king and did not want to break away from England
What were loyalists?
300
the treaty that ended the War for Independence
What is Treaty of Paris?
400
surrendered to General Washington at Yorktown, Virginia on Oct. 19, 1781
Who was General Cornwallis?
400
The winter of 1777, Washington's army was here, hungry and cold, needing supplies
What is Valley Forge, Pennsylvania?
400
written to King George III stating why we wanted and deserved independence
What is the Declaration of Independence?
400
To stop using or buying something in order to protest
What is a boycott?
400
A patriot from Virginia that made the statement " Give me Liberty or give me death!"
Who was Patrick Henry?
500
The German General who trained the troops at Valley Forge
Who was General Von Steuben?
500
In 1767, Parliament passed these taxes on tea, cloth, lead, glass, and paper
What were the Townshend Acts?
500
closed the port of Boston, ended town meetings, people of Boston had to quarter the British soldiers
What were the Intolerable Acts?
500
Supplies, guns, and ammunition were being stored here in case war broke out
What is Concord, Mass.?
500
A person or group that works toward a common goal
What is an ally?