Important People
The Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army who would later become first president of the United States.
Who was George Washington?
This was the battle known as "The shot heard 'round the world"
What is the Battle of Lexington and Concord?
This act taxed glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea
What are the Townshend Acts?
This war caused Britain to go into debt, which eventually led to the Revolutionary War
What is the French and Indian War?
Declaration of Independence adopted
What is July 4, 1776?
The person who wrote the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This was the deadliest battle of the Revolutionary War.
What is the Battle of Camden?
This act prohibited Americans from printing their own money.
What is the Currency Act?
What is the Boston Massacre?
Boston Tea Party
December 16, 1773
The group of people who gathered together to determine a course of action because of British taxation and control
Who was the Continental Congress?
This is where the British surrendered.
Where is Saratoga?
This act required Americans to provide housing to British soldiers
What is the Quartering Act?
American colonists were tired of the taxes on goods. Some dressed as Native Americans and had a "party" to prove their point.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
Boston Massacre
What is March 5, 1770?
The king of England who imposed unfair taxes on the colonists.
Who was King George III?
Washington arranged a sneak attack on the British in this battle.
What is the Battle of Trenton?
This act imposed taxes on newspapers, almanacs, pamphlets, legal documents, dice, and playing cards
What is the Stamp Act?
The British were imposing unreasonable ____ on the colonists.
What are taxes?
Battle of Bunker Hill
A French ally who was a friend to George Washington. Helped win battles.
Who was Marquis de Lafayette?
This battle showed General Cornwallis that the American troops were winning the war.
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
This act said that British government could make laws about anything that the American colonies had to follow
What is the Declaratory Act?
Making laws without input from the people the laws affect
What is taxation without representation?
Treaty of Paris ends the war
What is September 3, 1783?