KEY FIGURES
This man authored the Declaration of Independance.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
The first battles of the American Revolution took place here in April 1775.
What are Lexington and Concord?
This tax law of 1765 required colonists to pay for official stamps on paper goods.
What is the Stamp Act?
The document that officially declared the colonies independent from Britain.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This founding father was also an inventor of bifocals and the lightning rod.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
The commander of the Continental Army during the American Revolution.
Who is George Washington?
This 1777 victory convinced France to join the war on the American side
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
This 1773 protest involved dumping British tea into Boston Harbor.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
This pamphlet by Thomas Paine argued for independence from Britain.
What is Common Sense?
This future U.S. president defended British soldiers after the Boston Massacre.
Who is John adams?
This outspoken patriot helped organize the Boston Tea Party and signed the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Samuel Adams?
George Washington famously crossed the Delaware River to surprise the Hessians in this battle.
What is the Battle of Trenton?
A slogan used by colonists protesting taxes, referring to their lack of voice in Parliament.
What is “No taxation without representation”?
The first constitution of the United States, adopted in 1781.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
This wealthy French nobleman volunteered to fight for the Americans.
Who is the Marquis de Lafayette?
Known as the “Swamp Fox,” this guerrilla warfare leader harassed British troops in the South.
Who is Francis Marion?
The final major battle of the American Revolution.
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
This act forced colonists to provide housing and supplies to British soldiers.
What is the Quartering Act?
This treaty officially ended the American Revolution in 1783.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
nown as “Molly Pitcher,” she took her husband’s place at a cannon during battle.
Who is Mary Ludwig Hays?
This Polish-born patriot became a hero by designing fortifications at Saratoga and West Point.
Who is Tadeusz Kościuszko?
This battle, fought in 1775, showed the colonists could stand up to the British, even though they technically lost.
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill?
This set of punitive laws passed in 1774 was called by the colonists the "Intolerable Acts."
What are the Coercive Acts?
Patrick Henry’s famous 1775 speech contained this memorable line.
What is “Give me liberty, or give me death!”?
This African American man was the first casualty of the Boston Massacre.
Who is Crispus Attucks?