Causes of the American Revolution
Key Battles of the American Revolution
Results of the War
Key Leaders
Key Vocabulary
100
The war that was fought between the French and English over territory near the Mississippi River in the mid 1700s
French and Indian War
100
Where did the first battle of the war take place?
Lexington & Concord
(near Boston, MA)
100
Who won the American Revolution?
The Americans
100
The leader of England during the American Revolution?
King George lll
100
German soliders who sided with the British during the American Revolution
Hessians
200
a British tax on paper goods (newspapers, legal documents, playing cards)
Stamp Act
200
Which battle is being shown in the image? 
Battle at Bunker (Breed's) Hill
200
When did the war officially end?
1783
200
leader of the Continental Army during the American Revolution
George Washington
200
the peace treaty that officially ended the American Revolution
Treaty of Paris
300
Which event was immediately caused by the Tea Act?
Boston Tea Party
300
the battle where the American partisans (nonmilitary) tricked the British by leading them to an ambush to the actual American Army
Cowpens
300
Describe what happened to most Africans after the war.
Most of them (especially in the South) remained enslaved
300
rode on horseback to warn the colonists in Boston that the British were marching their way
Paul Revere
300
Group of men who organized the Boston Tea Party
Sons of Liberty
400
forced the Boston colonists to pay for the dumped tea from the Boston Tea Party
Intolerable Acts
400
Why was Saratoga known as the 'turning point' of the war?
Americans began to win the war after this battle because of their new allies
400
How were the Native Americans treated after the war?
unfairly; forced to move west
400
main author of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
400
the document that the American colonists wrote during the American Revolution to free themselves from England
Declaration of Independence
500
Why were the American colonies being taxed by England?
England helped them to win the French and Indian War and needed their money back
500
How were the Americans able to defeat the British at Yorktown?
The Continental Army and French Navy blockaded the British on land and sea until they surrendered
500
How were women treated after the war?
unfairly; not equal to men
500
group of colonists that governed the American colonies during the American Revolution
Continental Congress
500
Which event is being shown in the image?
Winter at Valley Forge