Causes
This act by put forth by the British forced Colonists to pay taxes on all imported goods from Britain such as paint, tea, glass, paper.
What was the Townshend Acts
This man alerted the Lexington Minutemen of the impending British attack in 1775 known as the midnight ride. . He also participated in the Boston Tea Party
Who was Paul Revere?
How did Washington and his troops catch the Germans by surprise during the battle of Trenton?
(what river did they cross and on what day/night)
Crossing the Delaware river the night after christmas in a surprise attack
The battle of ________________ended the war
Yorktown
What act sparked the Boston Tea party to happen
Tea Act
This event involved the sons of liberty raiding a British ship and throwing all the tea overboard...
What is The Boston Tea Party.
He was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses and rallied against the Stamp Act. From his mouth came the famous quote “Give me liberty, or give me death”, and he served in the Continental Army
Who is Patrick Henry
Name two reasons why the British redcoats were marching to Concord and Lexington.
Take the colonists weapons in concord
Capture rebel leaders John Hancock and Sam Adams in lexington
Colonists who were loyal to King George and wanted to stay part of Great Britain
who were they?
loyalists
This group of men discussed hatred towards GB and encouraged people to boycott goods. Helped plan Boston tea Party
Sons of liberty
He was an African American and was the first casualty of the American Revolution. He was shot and killed during the Boston Massacre.
Crispus Attucks
The battle of ______________________was the “Spark” that led the colonists and Great Britain to a full blown war.
Lexington and Concord
Colonists were mad about the taxes they had to pay because they had NO __________ in the British government
REPRESENTATION
Why did the British surrender at Yorktown?
They were surrounded and running out of food
This man wrote Common Sense to prove to the colonists it was Common Sense to want independence
Thomas Paine
Why did the Colonial forces retreat at the Battle of Bunker Hill?
Ran out of ammunition
What was the first act (taxes) put in place to pay off the French and Indian War?
Sugar Act
What were the famous Colonial forces quote about shooting at the British forces at bunker hill?
Colonists forced to house British soldiers... Massachusetts being taken over by British gov, Britain, the closing of Boston's port... All were referred to as this.
What is the Intolerable Acts.
This man marched with his men to Concord and Lexington to Capture the rebel colonial leaders and steal weapons from the colonists in Concord
General Thomas Gage
What battle caused the French to aid the US troops
Battle of Saratoga
What year did the revolutionary war start?
1775
What was the British Generals name who was forced to surrender at the battle of yorktown
General Cornwallis