Causes
This country ruled over the American colonies before the Revolution.
England/Britain
The Continental Congress met in this city in Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia
He was the leader of the Continental Army
George Washington
This 1773 protest happened when colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor
The Boston Tea Party
"Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes!" Colonists fought from behind walls.
Bunker Hill
The colonists were angry because they had to follow British laws but couldn't do this in the British government.
Bonus Point: What is the British ruling body called?
Vote
Parliament
The First Continental Congress met in this year.
1774
A friend of Rush Revere, this bifocaled man helped discover electricity
Benjamin Franklin
This tax made colonists pay for a special stamp on paper goods like newspapers, letters, and documents
Stamp Act
Washington crossed the icy Delaware River on Christmas night. Surprised German soldiers (Hessians) fighting for Britain.
Battle of Trenton
This 1770 event in Boston happened when British soldiers shot and killed five colonists.
Boston Massacre
The Second Continental Congress created this important document in July 1776.
Declaration of Independance
Wrote the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
This tax was placed on tea that came into the colonies, which led to the Boston Tea Party
Tea Act
: American General Gates surrounded British General Burgoyne. British surrendered.
They were sorry to go
Battle of Saratoga
This 1770 event in Boston happened when British soldiers shot and killed five colonists.
No Taxation Without Representation
How many colonies were present at the First Continental Congress?
12
Warned colonists "The British are coming!"
Paul Revere
These laws taxed items like glass, paper, paint, and tea, and were named after a British leader
: Washington's army trapped Cornwallis on land. French navy blocked him by sea. Cornwallis surrendered.
Yorktown
The colonists didn't like having British soldiers living in their homes, which they called this
Quartering
How many colonies were present at the second continental Congress?
13
British general who surrendered at Yorktown
General Cornwallis
Britain passed these acts to punish Boston after the Tea Party, including closing the harbor.
The Intolerable Acts
First battles of the war! Paul Revere warned the colonists. Minutemen fought British soldiers.
Lexington & Concord