The King of England put high _______ on everything the American colonists used, like tea and paper products.

Since the British wore bright uniforms, the colonists called them the ______________.

On July 4, 1776, the ________________________ was approved. This paper said the Americans were free from England.

With the help of the French, the __________ soldiers surrendered after the Battle of Yorktown.

The _____________ army joined the fight to help the Americans fight the British.

After winning independence from England, America began to set up its own government and elected George Washington as our first _______________.

Because of high taxes, the Colonists began protesting. They dressed like Native Americans and dumped 342 chests of tea into the harbor. This became known as the ____________________.

George Washington was born on ________________________.

England began passing _______________ that were unfair to the American colonies.

George Washington moved his family to his home on the Potomac River called ___________________________.

Young George wanted to be a ____________ that measures land and draws maps.

The ______________ and ______________ people began to argue over land in the colonies each claiming they owned the same land.

The Governor of Virginia sent George Washington to tell the ____________ to leave the colonies.

George married a young widow named ________________.

Finally, _______________ won the French and Indian War with the help of George Washington.

Washington was asked to join the _____________ army to fight the French for the land.

The French asked the Native Americans to help them fight the English for the land and this became known as the __________________________.

The American colonists had a group of soldiers called _______________ because they could be ready to fight in under a minute.