Pre-War Events
Taxes are placed on books, newspapers, and legal papers.
The Stamp Act
Colonists are instructed to house British troops in their homes.
Quartering Act
I was the president of the Second Continental Congress.
John Hancock
What does the word alter mean?
to change
Who said, "I have not yet begun to fight!"
John Paul Jones
A riot on March 5, 1770, which killed 5 people and wounded 6 others.
Boston Massacre
Patriots dress as Indians and sneak aboard three British ships.
Boston Tea Party
I was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson
What does the word abolish mean?
to end
Who said, "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."
Nathan Hale
The British ship that crashed offshore and was burned by colonists.
The Gaspee
I warned local people about a British invasion from Boston and shouted, "The Regulars are out!"
Paul Revere
I was the oldest signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Paine wrote American Crisis and a pamphlet called _________ _________.
Common Sense
The last major battle of the Revolution was the Battle at ___________.
Yorktown
Colonists are told not to move west into Indian territory.
Proclamation of 1763
The Battle of Concord was called?
The Shot Heard Round the World
John Adams
This woman helped design the first American flag.
General Washington and his troops nearly froze to death at ________ _________.
Valley Forge
Parliament announces they are in charge of the colonies.
Declaratory Act
Who said: "Give me liberty or give me death!"
Patrick Henry
Fill in the blanks:
"That they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, ________, and the pursuit of _______________."
liberty, happiness
This man became the most famous American traitor of the American Revolution.
Benedict Arnold
The event that officially ended the War on September 3, 1783 was The __________ of __________.
Treaty, Paris