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The British tax on paper goods.
What is the Stamp Act?
The slogan/saying for the idea that the British should not tax colonists if they have no "voice" in parliament.
What is "No Taxation Without Representation?"
This battle happened in New York and was a turning point in which the French decided to join Patriots.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
Who is King George III?
This person was a primary writer of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
The event that caused the British to enforce the Stamp Act.
What is the French and Indian War?
The rallying cry or event that inspired growing patriotism, in which 5 colonists died.
What is the Boston Massacre?
This battle was the first battle of the Revolutionary War. During this battle, Paul Revere was famous for signalling the Patriots.
What is the Battle of Lexington and Concord?
The commander of the continental army and first president of the United States.
Who is George Washington?
This person was an inventor and also a member of the Continental Congress, whose members helped right the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
Caused the Boston Tea Party.
What is the Tea Act?
The unfair acts in which colonists were taxed and punished.
What are the Intolerable Acts?
This battle helped the Patriots win the war.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
This person was convicted of treason against the United States for being a traitor.
Who is Bendict Arnold?
The Declaration of Independence showed the King this about the 13 cololnies.
What is the fact that they were all united and working together?
The group that protested and Boycotted goods becouse of unfair tax acts.
Who are the Daughters of Liberty?
The fight over land east of the Mississippi River.
What is the French and Indian War?
The last battle of the war in which the United States wins.
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
This person was known as the "voice" of the American Revolution. His famous saying was, "Give me Liberty or give me death!"
Who is Patrick Henry?
They are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
What are natural rights?
The group who led protests against unfair taxes and instigated the Boston Tea Party.
Who are the Sons of Liberty?
This began as the result of an argument between a British Soldier and a few colonists.
What is the Boston Massacre?
The first shot of this battle was known as the "shot heard around the world."
What is the Battle of Lexington and Concord?
The American Diplomat who signed the Treaty of Paris that ended the American Revolution. He was also the 2nd president.
Who is John Adams?
What is tyranny?