Causes & Taxing Troubles
Issued by King George III after the French and Indian War, this 1763 law banned colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
He was the primary author chosen by the Continental Congress to draft the Declaration of Independence in June 1776.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
Fought in April 1775, these opening skirmishes in Massachusetts were where the "shot heard 'round the world" was fired.
What are the Battles of Lexington and Concord?
He was the primary author chosen by the Continental Congress to draft the Declaration of Independence in June 1776.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This African-Native American protestor was the first death of the American Revolution, killed during the Boston Massacre in 1770.
Who is Crispus Attucks?
This 1765 British tax placed a direct tax on legal documents, newspapers, and playing cards, leading to widespread colonial protests.
What is the Stamp Act?
The Declaration defines these as fundamental rights given at birth that cannot be taken away by any government.
What are unalienable rights?
This 1777 New York victory was the major turning point of the war because it convinced France to sign a formal military alliance with the U.S.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
This Virginia Patriot inspired colonists his famous quote, "Give me liberty, or give me death!"
Who is Patrick Henry?
In famous letters to her husband John, she urged Continental leaders to "remember the ladies" when forming new laws for the nation.
Who is Abigail Adams?
This economic theory stated that American colonies existed primarily to enrich Great Britain by providing raw materials and buying British goods. In short, they had to provide their MOTHER COUNTRY with MONEY.
What is mercantilism?
Written by Thomas Paine in early 1776, this wildly popular pamphlet argued that it was obvious the colonies should break away from Britain.
What is Common Sense?
The Continental Army survived harsh freezing conditions, disease, and starvation during the 1777–1778 winter encampment at this Pennsylvania site.
What is Valley Forge?
As a leader of the Sons of Liberty, he organized protests against British policies, including the Boston Tea Party.
Who is Samuel Adams?
An enslaved African American man who acted as a double-agent spy for Lafayette, helping to secure critical military intelligence that won the Continental Army the Battle of Yorktown.
Who is James Armistead?
Passed as punishment for the Boston Tea Party, these 1774 laws closed Boston Harbor and suspended colonial self-government in Massachusetts.
What are the Intolerable Acts (or Coercive Acts)?
The Declaration listed 27 of these specific complaints against King George III, including quartering troops and imposing taxes without consent.
What are grievances?
Washington with his American forces got help from French allies to defeat General Cornwallis in 1781 at this Virginia site, forcing the final major surrender of the war.
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
This 19-year-old French nobleman volunteered his services, brought troops, and served as a trusted general under George Washington.
Who is the Marquis de Lafayette?
This African American Patriot rode alongside Paul Revere to warn colonists of approaching British troops.
Who is Wentworth Cheswell?
Colonists rallied around this famous slogan to protest paying taxes passed by a British Parliament in which they had no elected voice.
What is "No taxation without representation"?
The Declaration states that governments get their just powers from the "consent of the governed" through the "social contract," a concept drawn from this European Enlightenment philosopher.
Who is John Locke?
Signed in 1783, this formal document forced Great Britain to recognize American independence and established U.S. borders extending west to the Mississippi River.
What is the Treaty of Paris 1783?
This king led Great Britain from 1760 to 1820, and ruled during the French and Indian War, issued the Proclamation of 1763, and then lost the American colonies after the Revolutionary War.
Who is King George III?
This Patriot woman wrote satirical plays mocking British officials along with other important propaganda.
Who is Mercy Otis Warren?