American Revolution

2. When a group rises up against its government in hopes of starting a new one.
7. Colonists who remained loyal to the king.
8. Samuel ________ led the Sons of Liberty and John ______ defended English officers in court before joining the revolution.
10. English general of the southern troops.
14. The _________ Acts were the king's way of punishing Massachusetts Bay Colony for the Boston Tea Party.
17. The ________ Act taxed all paper goods.
21. The Battle of ___________ is where the English officially surrendered to the Americans.
22. The primary author of the Declaration of Independence.
23. Soldiers who were ready to fight at a minute's notice in Lexington & Concord.
24. The Battle of ____________ was the turning point of the war in favor of the Americans.
26. Washington's spy ring.
27. Commander of the English Army.

1. The first person to die for the revolution.
3. Colonists who wanted to revolt against England and start a new country.
4. Famously said "Give me liberty or give me death!"
5. The campsite where Washington's troops settled down for the winter.
6. Commander of the Continental Army.
9. "No __________ without representation!"
11. The Battle of ___________ was a sneak attack from Washington on Christmas night against German mercenaries.
12. King ________ III was the king of England when the colonies declared independence.
13. This town was stormed by English soldiers when word got around that weapons were being held there.
15. The ___________ Acts taxed all goods imported from England (paper, glass, paint, tea).
16. The __________ Act forced colonists to house English soldiers.
18. The Treaty of _________ (1783) brought an end to the American Revolutionary War.
19. Famously shouted "The British are coming!" and drew an exaggerated depiction of the Boston Massacre.
20. American general who stole cannons from Fort Ticonderoga.
25. American general who changed to the English side part way through the war.