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The commander of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.
Who was George Washington?
This was the first battle of the American Revolution.
What was the Battle of Lexington?
This patriot did not agree with taxation without representation and declared, "Give me liberty, or give me death!"
Who was Patrick Henry?
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness were promised to all Americans in this document.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This war was over the Ohio River Valley and fur trade rights.
What was the French and Indian War?
This man was the king of Great Britain during the American Revolution
Who was King George the Third?
This war between France and Britain caused Britain to start taxing colonist which started the American Revolution.
What is the French and Indian War?
This man was a signer of the Declaration of Independence and the second president of the United States.
After the Boston Tea Party, Britain passed this tax that stated colonists must provide housing, food, and supplies to British soldiers.
What is the Intolerable Acts?
The French used this location/land feature to stop the British from getting supplies to Charles Cornwallis at Yorktown causing him to surrender.
What is the Atlantic Ocean?
This man was a writer, inventor, and scientist. He convinced France to help the U.S. gain their freedom during the American Revolution.
Who was Benjamin Franklin?
The victory at this battle convinced the French to join the colonist to get their independence from Britain.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
This man wrote the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This Act placed a tax on common items such as lead, paint, glass, and tea.
What was the Townshend Act?
These boycotted tea, did fun raising and offered money to George Washington's army, and made cloth and clothes for others instead of buying British cloth as a way to demonstrate against taxes.
Who were the Daughters of Liberty?
This man started out as a general with the Continental Army but changed sides during the American Revolutionary War. He is considered a traitor.
Who was Benedict Arnold?
This battle was the last battle of the American Revolutionary War.
What was the Battle of Yorktown?
This man is famous for his Midnight ride from Boston to Lexington warning the militia that the "British were coming".
Who was Paul Revere?
This act required colonists to pay tax on anything printed on paper such as newspapers, pamphlets, and playing cards.
What was the Stamp Act?
These colonist used violence (such as the Boston Tea Party) and organized boycotts against Great Britain to oppose taxes
Who were the Sons of Liberty?
This man is considered the "Father" of the Constitution.
Who is James Madison?
This officially ended the American Revolutionary War.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
This group of delegates came from each colony except Georgia and wrote a letter to the King of Britain during the American Revolution asking him to stop taxing them without representation.
Rights that you are born with that the government can not take away.
What are natural rights?
This event started when colonists threw snowballs at British soldiers. It was called a massacre (though only five people were killed) to help colonist gain support against the king
What was the Boston Massacre?