Places
This river marked the western boundary of the United States after the Treaty of Paris, 1783.
Mississippi River
In protest of the Tea Act, colonists dressed as Native Americans and dumped shipments of tea into the Harbor that has the event name in 1773.
Boston Tea Party
The first shots of the war were fired at these two towns in April 1775.
Lexington and Concord
This Virginian wrote the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson
This colonial army was made up of volunteers ready to fight at a minute’s notice.
Minutemen
This South Carolina city fell to the British in 1780 in the largest American defeat of the war.
Charleston
This British law banned colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
Proclamation of 1763
This turning point battle in New York in 1777 convinced France to join the war.
Battle of Saratoga
This silversmith famously rode to warn colonists that the British were coming.
Paul Revere
This battle cry became famous after a protest against British taxation.
"No taxation without representation”
This country gained back Florida after the American Revolution.
Spain
In 1765, this secret group organized boycotts and intimidation of tax collectors.
Sons of Liberty
The final major battle of the war was fought here in 1781, leading to British surrender.
Battle of Yorktown
This wealthy American smuggler turned statesman helped fund the Revolution and had the largest signature in the Declaration.
John Hancock
This ally navy helped trap Cornwallis at Yorktown.
French Navy
Patrick Henry declared, “Give me liberty, or give me death!” at a 1775 meeting in this colony.
Virginia
Passed in 1767, these laws taxed imported goods like glass, paint, paper, and tea, sparking widespread colonial protests.
Townshend Acts
Washington launched a surprise attack on Hessians here after crossing the Delaware River on Christmas night.
Trenton
This American diplomat secured French support and later helped negotiate the Treaty of Paris.
Benjamin Franklin
This treaty officially ended the Revolutionary War.
Treaty of Paris 1783
The Declaration of Independence was signed in this city.
Philadelphia
The British said they had the right to pass any laws “in all cases whatsoever” with this 1766 act.
Declaratory Act
Fought on June 17, 1775, the British technically won this battle, they suffered over 1,000 casualties, making it a costly victory early in the war.
Battle of Bunker Hill
This King of England refused to compromise with the colonies.
King George III
Continental Congress ratified this in 1781 becoming the U.S. first official government.
the Articles of Confederation
The Treaty of Paris (1783) extended the United States’ northern border up to this body of water shared with Canada.
Great Lakes
Britain passed these laws, nicknamed the “Intolerable Acts,” to punish Massachusetts after the Tea Party.
Coercive Acts
In January 1781, Daniel Morgan used a clever strategy of retreat and ambush at this battle.
Battle of Cowpens
This French nobleman helped train American troops and became one of Washington’s trusted generals.
Marquis de Lafayette
Which was the only colony to abstain from voting in a revolutionary government. The vote was 12-0 with this colony abstaining.
New York