Name:______________________________________

Word Bank:
Adams Boston Concord
Continental Cornwallis England
July Lexington Paris
Revere Saratoga taxes
tea turning Yorktown
 


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____________ massacre: Colonists in Boston were shot after taunting British soldies
2)
Boston Tea Party: Samuel __________ and Paul ____________ led patriots in throwing ______ into Boston Harbor to protest tea __________.
3)
First ______________________ Congress: Delegates from all the colonies except Georgia met to discuss problems with ______________ and promote independence.
4)
Battle of __________________ and ______________: This was the first armed conflict of the Revolutionary War.
5)
Approval of the Declaration of Independence: Colonies declared their independence from England on ________ 4, 1776.
6)
Battle of ________________: This American victory was the ______________ point of the war.
7)
Surrender at ________________: This was the colonial victory over Lord ____________________, and marked the end of the Revolutionary War.
8)
Signing of the Treaty of __________: England recognized American Independence in this treaty.