Revolutionary War
Tax on paper goods
Stamp Act
What was the turning point in the Revolutionary War?
The Battle of Saratoga
This treaty officially ended the Revoluntionary War/ Named america as a new nation/ Set boundaries of the US
Treaty of Paris
Who said this statement? "Give me Liberty or give me Death!"
Patrick Henry
The Winter at Valley Forge was similar to what time period? Hint: Think about Jamestown
What is The Starving Time?
A phrase that refers to the opening shot of the battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775, which began the American Revolutionary War and led to the creation of the United States of America.
Shot heard round the world
True or False the Boston Massacre was the main cause of the American Revolution?
False
This was a tax passed by the British in 1764 to pay for the French and Indian War.
Stamp Act
Which event occurred first on the road to the American revolution? A B C or D
C The British Parliament passed the sugar act to help pay for war debt
What was Paul Revere's day job?
Silversmith
What was the main reason the colonists gave for protesting the taxes implemented by the British?
They felt they deserved representation in Parliament
True or False the Intolerable Acts were a punishment for the Boston Tea Party
True
What does "no taxation without representation" mean?
The phrase taxation without representation describes a when the people were required to pay taxes to a government authority without having any say in that government's policies. The term has its origin in a slogan of the American colonials against their British rulers: "Taxation without representation is tyranny."
This required colonists to house British Soldiers
Quartering Act
How did the colonies react to the Boston Massacre?
They used propaganda to fuel their sentiment towards the British.