Causes of the American Revolution
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Battles
Bill of Rights
Vocabulary
100

The act put a tax on legal papers, newspapers, and other printed items.

The Stamp Act 

100

This Revolutionary leader is famous for his quote, "Give me liberty, or give me death!"

Who is Patrick Henry?

100

 This war was fought between 1754 and 1763 and was part of a larger conflict between Britain and France in North America.

What is the French and Indian War?

100

This amendment guarantees the right to bear arms.

What is the Second Amendment?

100

This term refers to American colonists who remained loyal to the British Crown during the Revolutionary War.

What are Loyalists?

200

This act, passed in 1765, required colonists to provide housing and supplies to British soldiers.

What is the Quartering Act

200

This person is known for his iconic engraving depicting the Boston Massacre, which fueled anti-British sentiments.

Who is Paul Revere?

200

This battle, fought in 1775, is often regarded as the first major military engagement of the American Revolutionary War.

What is the Battle of Lexington and Concord?

200

This amendment protects citizens from unreasonable searches and seizures.

What is the Fourth Amendment?

200

This term refers to the colonists’ anger regarding British taxes imposed without their input.

What is taxation without representation?

300

 This Act taxed tea, lead, paint, paper, and glass coming into colonial ports.

 The Townshend Acts

300

This author of the Declaration of Independence was the third president of the United States.

Who is Thomas Jefferson?

300

Americans later used the captured cannons from what battle to win the Siege of Boston.

What is Fort Ticonderoga?

300

This amendment, ratified in 1791, guarantees freedom of speech, religion, and the press.

 What is the First Amendment?

300

This term describes the rights supposedly granted to all people, such as life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

 What are unalienable rights?

400

The Proclamation of 1763 forbade colonists from settling west of this mountain range.

 What are the Appalachian Mountains?

400

This secret organization was formed to resist British taxation and contrand is ol, famously known for their role in the Boston Tea Party.

 What is the Sons of Liberty?

400

This battle marked the first major victory for the American colonists in the Revolutionary War, taking place in 1777.

What is the Battle of Saratoga?

400

This amendment ensures that rights not specifically enumerated in the Constitution are still retained by the people.

 What is the Ninth Amendment?

400

This document was adopted on July 4, 1776, declaring the American colonies' independence from British rule.

What is the Declaration of Independence?

500

The British punished the colonists for protesting the taxes. They made harsh laws and sent the military to rule Massachusetts.

The Intolerable Acts

500

This Founding Father of the United States served as the commander of the Continental Army during the American Revolution.

Who is George Washington?

500

This surprise attack by George Washington took place on Christmas night in 1776 and boosted American morale.

What is the Battle of Trenton?

500

This amendment prohibits excessive bail, excessive fines, or cruel and unusual punishments.

What is the Eighth Amendment?

500

This term describes an organized refusal to buy or use a product as a form of protest, often used during the American Revolution against British goods.

What is a boycott?

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