Causes of The Revolution
This tax was placed on printed materials like newspapers and playing cards.
What is the Stamp Act?
This man rode through the night to warn that the British were coming.
Who is Paul Revere?
The first shots of the Revolution were fired here.
What is Battle Lexington and Concord?
This document declared the colonies free from British rule.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
A colonist who supported independence was known as this.
What is a Patriot?
This law forbade colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains after the French and Indian War.
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
He was the commander of the Continental Army.
Who is George Washington?
The colonists lost this early battle but proved they could stand up to the British army.
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill?
This document ended the Revolutionary War in 1783.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
A colonist loyal to the King of England was called this.
What is a Loyalist?
Colonists protested this act by dumping tea into Boston Harbor.
What is the Tea Act?
This lawyer defended the British soldiers after the Boston Massacre to ensure a fair trial.
Who is John Adams?
Washington crossed the Delaware River to win this surprise victory.
What is the Battle of Trenton?
The Declaration of Independence was primarily written by this person.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This group of Patriot men used secret tactics like boycotts and protests.
Who are the Sons of Liberty?
This 1774 meeting of colonial delegates was called to respond to the Intolerable Acts.
What is the First Continental Congress?
Who surrendered to George Washington at the Battle of Yorktown?
Who is General Cornwallis
The final major battle of the war took place here, leading to British surrender.
What is Yorktown?
This document served as the first constitution for the United States.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
This American traitor switched sides and helped the British later in the war.
Who is Benedict Arnold?