The American Revolutionary War

Question 1

George Washington

Answer 1

General of the Continental Army, first President of the United States

Question 2

July 4, 1776

Answer 2

birthday of the United States, the day the Declaration of Independence was signed

Question 3

Declaration of Independence

Answer 3

a document declaring that the United States was an independent country, no longer ruled by Great Britain

Question 4

Great Britain

Answer 4

an island country in Europe, ruled over the American colonies until 1776; the red one on this map

Question 5

Thomas Jefferson

Answer 5

Third President of the United States, main author of the Declaration of Independence

Question 6

redcoats

Answer 6

British soldiers; they wore red uniforms

Question 7

colonists

colonies, colonial

Answer 7

people who lived in America before the Revolutionary war, in colonial times

Question 8

France

Answer 8

a country in Europe that helped the colonists fight Great Britain; the blue one on this map

Question 9

taxes

Answer 9

money people pay to the government

Question 10

Boston Tea Party

Answer 10

an incident where the American colonists threw British tea in the Boston harbor because they didn’t want to pay the taxes on it