Taxes/Acts
Act that made it cost money for every piece of paper that was sent out.
Stamp Act
First Battle of the war
Lexington and Concord
The top commander during the war and future 1st president
George Washington
Document that was sent to the King as the start of the war
Declaration of Independence
Act that made colonists welcome soldiers into their houses and feed them.
Quartering Act
"Turning point" battle that marked the advantage for the colonists
Saratoga
Author of the Declaration Of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
Document that established the United States and serves as the basis for our laws
U.S. Constitution
Act that prevented the colonists from doing trade with any other country than England.
Navigation Acts
Final Battle of the war
Yorktown
Monarch in England during the war
King George III
Paper by Thomas Paine that encouraged colonists to revolt against England
Common Sense
Act that led to the Boston Tea Party.
Tea Act
Battle which led to the colonists transforming into a professional army
Valley Forge
Famous General that switched to the British side part way through the war
Benedict Arnold
Document signed that ended the war
Treaty of Paris 1783