Important People
Samuel Adams
Allies of the French during the French and Indian War.
Native Americans
Battle of Lexington and Concord
Introduction and states why the declaration is being written.
Preamble
What battle marked the start of the Revolutionary War?
Battle of Lexington and Concord
King of England during the Revolution
King George III
Taxed anything that was printed on paper.
Stamp Act
Battle fought on "the hill."
Battle of Bunker Hill
Where delegates to Congress signed their names.
Signatures
Name 3 items that were taxed under the Townshend Acts.
tea, glass, lead, paints, and paper
Leader of the Continental Army
George Washington
Fight between the British soldiers and colonists; 5 colonists were killed.
Boston Massacre
Surprise attack on Trenton during the night. Washingtons army took almost took 1,000 prisoners.
Battle of Trenton
Sates all the complaints the colonists had against the King and Parliament.
Bill of Indictment
The Declaration of Independence was adopted by congress on what date?
July 4, 1776
Known as an American traitor
Benedict Arnold
After the Boston Tea Party, Lord Frederick North, passed the Coercive Acts to punish the colonists.
Intolerable Acts
Turning point in the war. After this war, France sent money, soldiers, and a Navy to help the Americans.
Battle of Saratoga
States the colonies independence from Britian.
Statement of Independence
I wrote the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
Second president of the US
John Adams
Dozens of Sons of Liberty dressed up as Mohawk Indians and boarded ships in the Boston Harbor illegally. They threw unwanted tea into the Boston Harbor.
Boston Tea Party
The French Navy blocked Yorktown harbor and Cornwallis was trapped leading to the British Army to surrender and lose the war.
Battle of Yorktown
States all people are equal and have the right to life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.
Statement of Independence
Write the pamphlet called Common Sense
Thomas Paine