Revolutionary Events
Which battle started the American Revolution?
Lexington & Concord
This act taxed printed items like newspapers and legal documents.
Stamp Act
Author of the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson
Which document lists grievances against King George III?
Declaration of Independence
Which event involved colonists dumping tea into Boston Harbor?
Boston Tea Party
Which battle was the turning point of the Revolution?
Battle of Saratoga
This act taxed sugar and molasses.
Sugar Act
Author of Common Sense.
Thomas Paine
Which three unalienable rights are listed in the Declaration of Independence?
Life, Liberty, Pursuit of Happiness
The Sons of Liberty dressed as __________ at the Boston Tea Party.
Native Americans
Which battle ended the Revolution with an American victory?
Battle of Yorktown
This set of acts taxed imports like glass, paper, paint, and tea.
Townshend Acts
“Give me liberty or give me death!”
Patrick Henry
Which unalienable right is NOT listed?
Fair trial
The Boston Tea Party was an example of what kind of protest?
Civil disobedience
What treaty officially recognized American independence?
Treaty of Paris
These harsh laws closed Boston Harbor after the Tea Party.
Intolerable Acts
French general who aided the Continental Army.
Marquis de Lafayette
Who wrote a letter urging her husband to “Remember the Ladies”?
Abigail Adams
Colonists were angry about the Tea Act because it bypassed whom?
American merchants
What was the major struggle faced by soldiers during the winter at Valley Forge?
Lack of supplies
Colonists’ slogan against unfair taxation was…
“No taxation without representation”
U.S. naval commander who defeated the British and received a Congressional Gold Medal.
John Paul Jones
Which government document was too weak to tax and left soldiers suffering at Valley Forge?
Articles of Confederation
Name TWO British acts that most clearly caused cries of “No taxation without representation.”
Stamp Act & Sugar Act (or Intolerable Acts)