Causes
The city where colonists taunted British soldiers and threw chunks of ice
Boston, Massachusetts
Winner of the Revolutionary War
America
Led the Continental Army
George Washington
Officially declared independence from Great Britain on July 4, 1776
Declaration of Independence
A tax on printed materials
Stamp Act
The first armed conflict of the American Revolution
Battle of Lexington and Concord
Known for having the most influence on the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
With the help of Benjamin Franklin, this country gave supplies to the Continental Army
France or Spain
The Proclamation of 1763 prevented colonists from moving this direction
west
This battle marked the end of the war
A famous poet and former slave who was loved by George Washington and Benjamin Franklin
Phillis Wheatley
Met to discuss the problems they were having with Great Britain
First Continental Congress
This group threw tea into the Boston Harbor
Sons of Liberty
This battle was the turning point of the war
Battle of Saratoga
British general who surrendered at Yorktown
Lord Charles Cornwallis
Thomas Paine wrote a pamphlet that pushed it's readers to finally breakaway from Great Britain
Common Sense
France and England fought over this area during the French and Indian War
Ohio River Valley
The first major battle of the American Revolution
Battle of Bunker Hill
Gave the speech "Give Me Liberty, or Give Me Death"
Patrick Henry
Closed the Boston Harbor, allowed quartering, no town meetings, and installed a royal governor
Coercive or Intolerable Acts