Quiz 12 Study Guide Flashcards
1
Q
where the War for Independence began
A
Lexington and Concord
2
Q
led the “Green Mountain Boys” and took Fort Ticonderoga
A
Ethan Allen
3
Q
German soldiers hired by King George III
A
Hessians
4
Q
this document told the world why the colonists wanted their independence
A
Declaration of Independence
5
Q
the day we celebrate America’s independence
A
July 4
6
Q
president of the Second Continental Congress
A
John Hancock
7
Q
the land deposited at the mouth of a river
A
delta
8
Q
a narrow, man-made channel of water that joins other bodies of water
A
canal
9
Q
the place where a river begins
A
source
10
Q
an inland body of water
A
lake
