Causes
What was the famous phrase used by colonists to protest taxes being enforced on them by parliament?
"No taxation without representation"
Which act placed a tax on all paper goods, legal documents, newspapers, and playing cards?
The Stamp Act
What challenges did Continental soldiers face during the winter at Valley Forge?
They lacked food, clothing, supplies, and faced disease.
Commander in chief of the Continental Army
George Washington
What document was signed on July 4th, 1776?
The Declaration of Independence
Colonists objected to the Proclamation of 1763 because….?
It prevented them from expanding west.
Which act required colonists to provide housing & supplies to soldiers?
The Quartering Act
Why were the battles of Lexington & Concord significant?
They started the Revolutionary war.
Wrote the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
What did colonists start doing after the Stamp Act was passed?
Boycotting British goods
What battle was known as the “shot heard around the world”?
Battle of Lexington
The Boston Tea Party directly led Britain to pass which Acts?
The Intolerable Acts
What was the final battle of the Revolutionary War?
Battle of Yorktown
British monarch at the time of the Revolutionary War
King George III
What did the Treaty of Paris of 1783 officially accomplish?
Britain recognized America as an independent country
Cripus Attacks died during this event.
The Boston Massacre (1770)
Sugar was not the only taxed imported good in the Sugar Act. Name 3 other taxed imported goods.
Indigo, Molasses, Coffee, Wine, & Silks
Why was the victory at Saratoga a turning point in U.S. history?
It convinced France to join America's side in the war.
Member of the Sons of Liberty, Planned the Boston Tea Party, served on 1st Continental Congress
Samuel Adams
What pamphlet greatly inspired The Declaration of Independence?
Common Sense by Thomas Paine
What event is this phrase referring to:
“Spilling the Tea since 1773”
Boston Tea Party
The Sugar Act, Quartering Act, and Stamp Act contributed to the start of the Revolutionary War by...?
angering colonists who believed their civil liberties had been violated
What was Washington doing on Christmas night in 1776?
Crossing the Delaware river.
Inventor & Diplomat; helped negotiate the Treaty of Paris;
Benjamin Franklin
Who is considered to be America's greatest and most infamous traitor?
Benedict Arnold