1. Revolutionary War A-Z
By: Skyler

2. A is for: America
The country of which we
live in.

3. B is for: Benjamin Franklin
He was an inventor and a very important part of the Continental Congress.

4. C is for: Commander
An officer in charge of an army.

5. D is for: Democracy
The rights that the Colonist were fighting for.

6. E is for: Equipment
One piece of Equipment that the Continental Army used was a knapsack.
Knapsacks could hold over 60 pounds of supplies.

7. F is for Freedom
The king would not let the colonists have their freedom.

8. G is for Glass
The Townshend act made glass and other materials much more expensive.

9. H is for Henry
Patrick Henry’s speeches moved colonist toward independence.

10. I is for Intolerable Acts
Lord Fredrick North passed laws called the Coercive Act ,but colonist called it the Intolerable Act.

11. J is for John Hancock
John Hancock (president of Continental congress) had the gut to sign his name on the Declaration of Independence larger than anyone else.

12. K is for King George
King George III ignored all of the Continental Congress’ letters.

13. L is for Loyalist
Loyalist were Colonist who were still loyal to the King.

14. M is for Massacre
On March , a conflict broke out between some colonist and British soldiers, this event was known as the Boston Massacre.

15. N is for Neutral
Some neutral colonist did not know if they wanted the British to win or the Patriots to win.

16. O is for Organization
The Daughters of Liberty was an organization created in response to the new taxes.

17. P is for Paul Revere
Paul Revere was a Blacksmith/Patriot, he was also one of the Patriots to warn the militias that the British were attacking.

18. Q is for Quote
The quote of Patriot Leader, William Prescott was “ Don’t Fire until you see the whites of their eyes!”

19. R is for Redcoats
Another name for a British soldier.

20. S is for Stamp Act
In 1765 parliament created more taxes called the Stamp Act.

21. T is for Tea
The Sons of Liberty were so mad that the King was still taxing tea that they decided to take action with the Boston Tea Party.

22. U is for the United States
Before our country was called the United States it was called the 13 colonies.

23. V is for Valley Forge
The Continental Army spent the winter of 1778 in Valley Forge.

24. W is for William Dawes
William Dawes was one of the other Patriots that warned the militias that the British were attacking.

25. X is for eXtremely
The soldiers in the Continental Army had to be extremely careful.

26. Y is for the Victory at Yorktown
The Continental Army won the battle of Yorktown.

27. Z is for realiZed
After over 3 years of war in the North, Washington realized they need a new strategy.

28. Credits I thank Ms.Merritt and Ms.Garris for teaching
us this great information!
I also thank Ms.King for giving us a chance to do this fun project!