Causes of the Revolution
This 1765 act required colonists to pay a tax on printed materials.
What is the Stamp Act?
This 1775 battle is known for "the shot heard 'round the world."
What is the Battle of Lexington and Concord?
This Virginian led the Continental Army and became the first U.S. President.
Who is George Washington?
These 13 British colonies declared independence in 1776.
What are the original 13 colonies?
This document, signed in 1776, declared the colonies' independence from Britain.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This war left Britain with massive debt after 1763.
What is the French and Indian War?
At this battle, colonists were told, "Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes."
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill?
This man rode to warn colonists that "the British are coming."
Who is Paul Revere?
This harsh winter of 1777-1778 tested the Continental Army's resolve.
What is Valley Forge?
This concept in the Constitution prevents any branch of government from becoming too powerful.
What are checks and balances?
This 1773 event involved colonists dumping tea into Boston Harbor
What is the Boston Tea Party?
This 1777 battle was a turning point, convincing France to support the Americans.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
This Prussian officer helped train the Continental Army at Valley Forge.
Who is Baron von Steuben?
This system of government outlined in the Articles of Confederation proved too weak.
What is a confederation?
These first ten amendments to the Constitution protect individual rights.
What is the Bill of Rights?
This pamphlet by Thomas Paine argued for American independence.
What is "Common Sense"?
This final major battle of the war led to British surrender in 1781.
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
This French nobleman provided crucial support to the American cause.
Who is Marquis de Lafayette?
This compromise in the Constitution counted enslaved people as 3/5 of a person for representation.
What is the Three-Fifths Compromise?
This 1783 treaty officially ended the American Revolution.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
These laws, passed by Parliament, were designed to punish Massachusetts after the Boston Tea Party.
What are the Intolerable Acts (or Coercive Acts)?
This 1776 battle saw Washington cross the Delaware River to surprise Hessian forces
What is the Battle of Trenton?
This woman, known as "Molly Pitcher," fought alongside men in the Battle of Monmouth.
Who is Mary Ludwig Hays?
This economic system of trade restrictions between Britain and its colonies was a source of tension.
What is mercantilism?
This political philosophy, emphasizing reason and individualism, greatly influenced revolutionary thinking.
What is the Enlightenment?