Legislation
The law which implemented a tax for tea.
What was the Tea Act?
This document announced the independence of America.
What was the Declaration of Independence?
During the war, many of these people fought with the British and many fought with the Americans. Many also stayed neutral.
Who did the Native Americans support during the Revolutionary War?
Because they thought that if they fought with the British, they could keep their land.
Why did many Native Americans fight with the British?
Colonists were angry about all these that the British made them pay.
What are taxes?
A law which implemented a tax on paper for all official government documents such as contracts
What was the Stamp Act?
Yorktown
Where did the Americans defeat the British?
She disguised herself as a man to fight in the war.
What did Deborah Sampson do in the war?
5,000
How many African Americans fought in the war?
British troops fired on rioting colonists killing 5 people
What was the Boston Massacre?
A law which implemented a tax on lead, glass, paper, paint, and tea.
What were the Townshend Acts?
France, Spain and Holland
Which countries supported America during the revolution?
The first person to be killed in the American Revolution.
Who was Crispus Attucks?
Message carriers or drummers
What could boys do to help the Patriot cause?
When a group of Americans threw British tea into the ocean.
What was the Boston Tea Party?
This written agreement officially ended the war.
What was the Treaty of Paris?
The Seven Years War between France and Britain
What was the war that came before the Revolutionary War and which lead to the American Revolution?
When colonists stopped buying British goods (one of the ways women helped support the Patriot cause)
What is a boycott?
Vermont, Massachusetts and New Hampshire
Which states had abolished slavery by the end of the war?
It inspired other countries like France and India to turn against their monarchs in 1789 and 1947.
What was a consequence of the American Revolution?