Why did the British march at night to Lexington and Concord?

Who rode on horseback to warn the minutemen that the British were coming?

Who fired the first shot at the Battle of Lexington?

Who won the Battle of Lexington and Concord?

Why did militia leaders want to build a fort on a hill?

Who won the Battle of Bunker Hill?

What was the actual name of the hill that the fort was built on?

Who won the Battle of Trenton?

What river did Washington and his army cross to attack Trenton?

What are mercenaries?

How many prisoners did Washington's army take at the Battle of Trenton?

Which battle was a turning point in the American Revolution?

What were the conditions like at Valley Forge?

What kept the soldiers going at Valley Forge?

While at Valley Forge, the solders received training from

Before the Battle of Saratoga, Benjamin Franklin was trying to get ______________ to help out with the war.

What countries other than France helped out with the war?

Commander of the Continental Army; 1st President of the United States

Alerted the minutemen that the British were coming

Printer, writer, publisher, scientist, inventor; responsible for getting France to help in the American Revolution

Printer, writer, publisher, scientist, inventor; responsible for getting France to help in the American Revolution

Writer of the Declaration of Independence; 3rd President of the United States

Army general who later became a spy; traitor to the USA

In a speech about the Stamp Act famously said, "Give me liberty, or give me death!"

2nd President of USA; helped Congress decide on independence

King of England; supported the taxes Parliament levied on the colonies

Leader of the Sons of Liberty in Boston; led the Boston Tea Party; signed the Declaration of Independence

wrote the pamphlet "Common Sense"; urged colonists to declare independence from Britain

former slave who was killed in the Boston Massacre

a founding father of the United States, who fought in the American Revolutionary War, helped draft the Constitution, and served as the first secretary of the treasury

British Prime Minister who imposed many taxes on the colonies

President of Congress; 1st signer of the Declaration of Independence

Father of the American Navy; said, "I have not yet begun to fight"

wrote the "Star Spangled Banner" (National Anthem)

strongest female voice in the American Revolution; first First Lady to live in the White House

British general who led several successful campaigns; defeated at the Battle of Yorktown

commander of the Continental Army in the South; he led a brilliant campaign that ended the British occupation of the South

Patriot spy; caught by British and hanged

French soldier who led American soldiers in battle

German soldier who helped train American soldiers at Valley Forge

financier of the American Revolution; "money man"

Slave who became a spy and helped Lafayette win in the South