Vocabulary
Battles
Extras
Events/People of the War
Acts of the War
100
an event at which people speak out about an issue
What is a protest?
100
the first battles of the American Revolution
What are Lexington and Concord?
100
A protest in which they dumped tea into the Boston Harbor to protest against unfair taxes.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
100
This country helped the Americans fight against the British.
What is France?
100

tax placed on paper products like newspapers and playing cards

What is the Stamp Act?

200

This term is used to describe when you no longer use the goods from a country because you don't agree with what is going on.

What is boycott?
200
This battle was the turning point of the war.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
200
Some colonists believed that they should not be taxed unless they are represented in Parliament. This was their motto.
What is "No taxation without representation!"?
200
With aid from the French fleet and French army troops, Washington was able to win this final battle of the Revolutionary War.
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
200

passed in 1773 and gave East India Company rights to sell tea in the colonies

What is the Tea Act?

300
freedom from being controlled by another government
What is liberty?
300

this battle was the end of the American Revolution

What is the Battle of Yorktown?

300

Tax placed on paper, glass, tea and paint imported from Britain

What is the Townshend Acts?

300

In this battle, colonists tricked the British into thinking they were giving up.

What is the Battle of Cowpens?

300

colonists angry about the Tea Act, dressed as Indians, and dumped tea into the Boston Harbor

What is the Boston Tea Party?

400

This term is used to describe someone who joins forces to help the cause, usually in war.

What is an ally?

400

Colonists ran out of gunpowder and knew they would need an ally to help them fight

What is Battle of Bunker Hill?

400

started in 1770 between British soldiers and colonists where 5 colonists were killed.

What is Boston Massacre?

400

This man rode to warn the colonists that the British were coming.

Who is Paul Revere?

500

This is what Britain had as a result of the French & Indian War; also known as having no money

What is debt?

500

This battle included 2 attempts; the first failed and the second a success for the British.  The palmetto logs sinking into the spongy logs made it hard to defeat.

What is the Battle of Fort Moultrie?

500

Britain passed these laws as a way to pay for the tea dumped into the harbor; included the Quartering Act, blockade of Boston Harbor and closing of the the Massachusetts legislature.

What are the Intolerable Acts?

500

war fought between Britain and France for control of Ohio River Valley

What is French & Indian War?

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