This person wrote the Declaration of Independence.

This is the city where BOTH Continental Congresses met.

What two battles took place before America declared independence?

This general commanded the Continental army throughout the American Revolution. He eventually served as the first president of the U.S.A.

What type of warfare was used by the Americans at the Battle of Lexington and Concord?

The support of this country was invaluable to the Continental Army.

This Proclamation infringed on American liberties. It promised freedom to enslaved black people if they escaped from their Virginia slaveholders and aided the British.

These were organizations in each colony that shared information pertaining to the British and their policies. They created a sense of unity amongst Americans.

Declaration adopted by the first Continental Congress and demanded the repeal of the Intolerable (Coercive) Acts and the Quebec Act.

In this battle, the British seized the north and south highground to place cannons. It shifted American focus towards independence.

What is misleading about the name for the Battle of Bunker Hill?

The original body of laws that governed the U.S. (“small c”). Each state had one vote in Congress but the number of representatives was based on the size of the state.

What branches of government did the Articles of Confederation consist of?

The general who commanded the British army in Yorktown. He surrendered to the Americans.

Resolved western land disputes after the Americans gained possession of lands west to the Mississippi.

What does the "A" stand for in the First Amendment "G.R.A.S.P." Rights?

Why didn't the executive branch hold much power when the Articles of Confederation were published?

This person is considered to be the greatest traitor in American history. Their name is associated with treason.

What young aristocrat commanded the French army when they allied with America? He was immediately recognized as a great leader.

This Prussian drillmaster trained American troops during their miserable stay in Valley Forge.

This battle, fought on a peninsula in Virginia, "ended" the American Revolution. The British, led by General Cornwallis, surrendered to the Continental army giving Washington and Lafayette their fame.

What does the "P" stand for in the First Amendment "G.R.A.S.P." Rights?

This is the name of the river George Washington and his troops crossed in the Battles of Trenton and Princeton.

This Treaty ended the American Revolutionary War, awarding the United States with its independence.

This convention sought to decentralize the government and fix the Articles of Confederation. However, not enough colonial representatives attended, therefore there was no majority.

The uprising of farmers from Massachusetts who were unhappy with the taxes being imposed onto them. They were worried they would lose their land, therefore being unable to produce food. This caused the Annapolis/Philadelphia Convention.