A series of conflicts between the British and colonists that led to independence

The conflict that forced France to give up Canada

A civil war between Loyalists and Patriots only

A rebellion that ended with Britain granting voting rights

Leader of the Sons of Liberty who opposed British taxes

Author of the Declaration of Independence

Commander of the Continental Army

British general who surrendered at Yorktown

Revolutionary hero and Commander of the Continental Army

French officer who funded the Patriot cause

Author of Common Sense

King of England during the Revolution

Main author of the Declaration of Independence

Wrote the pamphlet Common Sense

Led the Sons of Liberty in Boston

British general defeated at Saratoga

Wrote Common Sense urging independence

Wrote the Declaration of Independence

French noble who supported the Patriots

Commander at Valley Forge

Silversmith known for his midnight ride

French officer who helped fund the war

British soldier who commanded at Bunker Hill

Author of the Treaty of Paris

French officer who aided the colonists

British officer who surrendered at Yorktown

Author of the Declaration of Independence

American silversmith in Boston

British king during the Revolution

First president of the United States

Commander of the Continental Army

Leader of the Sons of Liberty

Prussian officer who trained soldiers at Valley Forge

French general who supplied the Continental Army

British officer who surrendered at Yorktown

Author of Common Sense

Meeting where delegates planned responses to British policies

The first official battle of the war

Meeting where independence was officially declared

The treaty that ended the Revolution

Meeting that created the Continental Army

Gathering to protest the Stamp Act

Event where the Boston Tea Party was organized

Agreement that ended the Seven Years’ War

Official army created by the Second Continental Congress

Army of Loyalist volunteers

Group of Minutemen ready at a moment’s notice

French soldiers sent to America

Colonists who supported independence from Britain

Colonists who stayed loyal to the King

Professional soldiers hired by Britain

British politicians supporting the war

Colonists loyal to England and the King

Colonists who signed the Declaration of Independence

Patriots who fought at Lexington and Concord

French soldiers who aided the colonies

British soldiers fired into a crowd, killing five

The Boston Tea Party protest against the Tea Act

The first official battle of the war

A Patriot victory that brought French allies

The first battle of the American Revolution

The final battle where the British surrendered

A colonial protest against tea taxes

A battle fought in Canada

Surprise Patriot victory capturing 800 Hessians

The last major battle of the war

First clash between Minutemen and the British

A British victory that discouraged the colonies

Colonists lost, but proved they could fight

Final battle of the Revolution

Turning point that brought French support

Surprise victory after Washington crossed the Delaware

Patriot victory and turning point of the war

Final British surrender

First colonial victory in Massachusetts

Harsh winter camp for the Continental Army

Last major battle, British surrendered

First clash between British and Minutemen

Surprise victory over Hessians

A failed Patriot invasion of Canada

Tax on paper items like newspapers and legal documents

Tax on tea shipments from Britain

A law forcing colonists to house soldiers

Peace agreement ending the war

Allowed the British East India Company to sell tea directly to colonies

First tax placed on paper goods

Banned trade with France

Created the Continental Army

Harsh laws passed to punish colonists for the Boston Tea Party

A treaty ending the French and Indian War

Tax laws on newspapers and stamps

Declaration that colonies were free

Required colonists to house British soldiers

Tax on imported sugar and molasses

Agreement that ended the Revolutionary War

Law banning colonial trade with France

Peace agreement ending the Revolutionary War

Document declaring independence

Law requiring colonists to house soldiers

The first tax on paper goods

Pamphlet by Thomas Paine criticizing England

Document that declared independence

A secret group of colonists resisting Britain

A harsh set of laws punishing Boston

Document declaring colonies free from Britain

Treaty that ended the Revolution

Pamphlet urging colonists to break away

Agreement creating the Continental Army

Protest where colonists dumped British tea into Boston Harbor

Meeting of delegates in Philadelphia

Event where British soldiers fired into a crowd

Surprise victory against Hessian soldiers

Secret group of colonists resisting Britain

Official colonial army

British political party supporting the king

Soldiers who surrendered at Yorktown

Harsh winter camp where Washington’s army suffered

Final battle site of the Revolution

Location of the first Continental Congress

City where the Treaty of Paris was signed

Hit-and-run fighting and surprise attacks

Large-scale traditional battles

Naval blockades along the coast

Use of mercenary armies

Refusing to buy goods to cause economic pressure

Agreement to fight as volunteer soldiers

Type of colonial tax system

Secret oath of the Sons of Liberty

Volunteer soldiers ready at a minute’s notice

French officers who trained the colonists

British mercenaries hired to fight

Naval soldiers in the Continental Army

Closing an area to stop movement of supplies or people

Surprise attack in the middle of winter

Protest against British taxes

Secret meeting of colonial leaders

Professional soldier hired to fight in foreign wars

Colonist loyal to the King

Volunteer Patriot fighter

Member of the Sons of Liberty