Test 6 Study Guide Flashcards
I stitched the first American flag with stars and stripes
Betsy Ross
I was the President of the Second Continental Congress and the first to sign the Declaration of Independence
John Hancock
I was a brave American spy who was killed by the British
Nathan Hale
I was a famous American silversmith and patriot
Paul Revere
My men and I captured Fort Ticonderoga
Ethan Allen
By capturing three forts on the frontier, my men and I secured the Northwest Territory for America
George Rogers Clark
I was a black patriot killed at the Boston Massacre
Crispus Attucks
I was the leader of the British army who surrendered to George Washington at the end of the war
General Cornwallis
Congress chose me to be the supremem commander of the American troops
George Washington
I was the king of England during the time of the American War for Independence
King George III
The Hessians were defeated here on Christmas
Trenton
the battle at this place was the turning point of the war
Saratoga
The Continental Army spent a hard winter here
Valley Forge
Americans proved they were hard to beat here
Bunker Hill
The British surrendered to the Americans here
Yorktown
The first battle of the war started here
Lexington and Concord
“Give me liberty or give me death.”
Patrick Henry
“I have not yet begun to fight.”
John Paul Jones
“I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.”
Nathan Hale
“The British are coming! The British are coming!”
Paul Revere
“We have, therefore, to resolve to conquer or to die.”
George Washington
American colonists who remained loyal to the king of England
tories
American colonists who wanted independence from England
patriots
German soldiers hired by the king to fight the Americans
Hessians
men prepared to fight at a minute’s notice
minutemen
American colonists sometimes called the British soldiers “redcoats” or _______________.
lobster-backs
a part of an ocean that reaches into the land, generally with a narrower opening than a bay
gulf
an inland body of water that is usually fresh
lake
land deposited at the mouth of a river
delta
a deep, narrow body of water connecting two larger bodies of water
channel
where a river begins
source
What was the Stamp Act?
All important papers bought by the colonists had to have a seal or stamp on them. Each stamp or seal was a tax the colonists had to pay.
What was the Declaration of Independence?
A document that clearly stated to the world the reasons why the American colonists wanted their independence. It was signed on July 4, 1776.
What was the Boston Tea Party?
In Boston, colonists dressed as Indians, boarded British ships, and dumped the tea into the harbor to protest the tax on tea.
