Road to Revolution
Great Britain taxed the American colonies to pay off huge debts from this 1763 war.
What is the French and Indian War?
Written by Thomas Jefferson, this document adopted on July 4, 1776, declared America free from Britain.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
The first shots of the Revolutionary War were fired in 1775 at these two Massachusetts towns.
What are Lexington and Concord?
He was chosen by the Continental Congress to serve as Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army.
Who was George Washington?
Thousands of enslaved African Americans joined the British military because Britain promised them this.
What is freedom?
This British policy angered colonists by banning settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains.
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
Philosopher John Locke argued that all people are born with natural rights to life, liberty, and this.
What is property?
George Washington crossed the icy Delaware River on Christmas night to launch a surprise attack here.
What is the Battle of Trenton?
She famously wrote to her husband John Adams telling him to "Remember the Ladies" when making new laws.
Who was Abigail Adams?
Most Native American tribes supported Great Britain because they wanted to stop Americans from doing this.
What is taking their land / moving west?
The famous phrase colonists used to protest paying taxes passed by a Parliament they couldn't vote for.
What is "No taxation without representation"?
Colonists who fought for independence were called Patriots, while colonists who stayed loyal to the King were called this.
What are Loyalists (or Tories)?
This 1777 victory was the turning point of the war because it convinced France to ally with the U.S.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
This young French nobleman became a trusted general and helped Washington train and lead American troops.
Who was the Marquis de Lafayette?
Women supported the war effort on the home front by running farms and working in army camps as cooks and these.
What are nurses?
Five colonists were killed in 1770 when British soldiers fired into an angry crowd in Massachusetts.
What is the Boston Massacre?
This colonial group organized protests and boycotts against British taxes like the Stamp Act.
Who are the Sons of Liberty (or Daughters of Liberty)?
Washington’s army suffered severe cold, hunger, and disease during the harsh winter encampment here.
What is Valley Forge?
The British General who led troops in the South and surrendered at Yorktown.
Who was General Cornwallis?
Many Loyalists had their property seized and were forced to flee to this northern British territory.
What is Canada?
Parliament passed the harsh Intolerable Acts to punish Boston for this famous protest.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
Thomas Paine wrote this popular pamphlet urging colonists to declare independence from the King.
What is "Common Sense"?
British General Cornwallis surrendered at this 1781 battle, effectively ending the war.
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
This German officer came to Valley Forge to train American soldiers in basic military drill and discipline.
Who was Baron von Steuben?
The major contradiction of the Revolution was fighting for human liberty while continuing to practice this.
What is slavery?