Causes
This is the main thing that the colonists opposed.
What are taxes?
This was the first armed conflict of the American Revolution, where the "shot heard 'round the world" was fired.
What was Lexington and Concord?
This was the commander of the Continental Army.
Who was George Washington?
This was the main author of the Declaration of Independence.
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
This is our vocabulary word for the people who supported independence from Great Britain.
What is "patriots"?
This is why the Americans felt the taxes imposed by Great Britain were unfair.
What is "it was taxation without representation" or "they didn't have representation in Parliament"?
This was the final battle of the American Revolution, where Cornwallis surrendered.
What was the Battle of Yorktown, VA?
This person warned colonists on the road to Lexington that the British soldiers were coming to seize their weapons and arrest the leaders of the Sons of Liberty.
Who was Paul Revere?
This was the date of the approval of the Declaration of Independence.
What was July 4, 1776?
This vocabulary word means to take back an act or law.
What is "repeal"?
This is what the British Parliament did to raise revenue to pay for the cost of the French and Indian War.
What is "they taxed the colonists"?
This was considered the turning point of the Revolutionary War, after which the French joined in to help the Americans.
What was the Battle of Saratoga, NY?
This person was instrumental in gaining aid from the French and also helped frame the Declaration of Independence.
Who was Benjamin Franklin?
According to the DOI, government derives it power from ____________.
What is "the people"?
This vocabulary word means to not buy a product or service as a form of protest.
What is "boycott"?
This prevented the colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains.
What was the Proclamation of 1763?
With this event, the British finally agreed to recognize American independence.
What was the Treaty of Paris of 1783?
This person wrote poems and plays supporting American independence, despite herself being enslaved.
Who was Phillis Wheatley?
According to the DOI, people have the right and duty to __________ a government that violates their rights.
What is "change"?
This is the name for Great Britain's law-making body.
What is "Parliament"?
The colonists resented the power the _____________ ____________ had over them.
What is "colonial governors"?
During this battle, the American commander told his men not to fire on the British until they could see "the whites of their eyes".
What was the Battle of Bunker Hill?
Along with Samuel Adams, this was the other leader of the Sons of Liberty who led colonists during the Boston Tea Party.
Who was Paul Revere?
This was the European philospher whose ideas about government were included in the Declaration of Independence.
Who was John Locke?
This is our vocabulary word that means not agreeing with, or going against something.
What is "rebellious"?