Growing Unhappiness
The Proclamation of 1763 prevented the colonists from settling in this area.
The Backcountry (land west of the Appalachians)
The British won this first major battle of the American Revolution but the Americans fought well.
Bunker Hill (Breed's Hill)
This side was also known as the Continental army.
The American army.
He rode to Lexington to warn colonists of the British soldiers approach.
Paul Revere
After the American Revolution, the American colonies were now this.
The United States (independent)
This 1773 law gave permission for only the East India Company to sell tea to the colonies.
Tea Act
As men
This side had the nickname the "redcoats".
The British army.
He led the Continental army.
George Washington
After the American Revolution, many soldiers moved to this area.
The Backcountry, west of the Appalachians.
British soldiers killed 5 colonists during this event in 1770.
Boston Massacre
Enslaved African Americans fought on both sides during the American Revolution likely motivated because they were promised this.
Freedom from slavery
This army had well trained, experienced soldiers and outnumbered the other side at the start of the American Revolution.
British army
He was the King of Britain during the time of the American Revolution.
King George III
This began to be abolished in Northern states after the American revolution.
Slavery
One of the reasons Britain passed new tax laws was to pay down the debt accumulated from fighting this war.
French and Indian War
This battle is considered the turning point of the American Revolution.
Battle of Saratoga
This country provided the American army with valuable help later in the war.
France
He started a secret group to fight British taxation on the colonies called the Sons of Liberty.
Samuel Adams
After the Revolution, America's border stretched as far south as this state.
Georgia
In this famous protest, colonists threw more than 300 chests of tea into a harbor.
Boston Tea Party
This was the location of the British surrender in October 1781.
Yorktown, Virginia
This is where Washington's Troops spent the winter of 1777 / 1778.
Valley Forge
He was present during the Boston Massacre, participated in the Boston Tea Party, and fought in the American Revolution. We read his eyewitness account of the Boston Tea Party.
George Hewes
After the Revolution, this river formed the western border of the United States.
Mississippi River