American Revolution #1
He was the King of England during the American Revolution.
Who is KING GEORGE III.
Document written by Thomas Jefferson in which the American colonists explain their reasons for separating from Britain
What is the DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
What was the name of the ship that the Pilgrims came to the Americas on.
Mayflower
The 3 regions of the 13 English colonies. New England, Middle and ....
Southern
The commander of the Continental Army
George Washington
The French and Indian War was between the French and this European country.
England
This act passed a law that made colonists pay tax on anything printed on paper.
Stamp Act
Someone that wanted to be free from British rule. The opposite of a loyalist
Patriot
July 4
He was the leader of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.
Who is GEORGE WASHINGTON
This confrontation on March 5, 1770, began as a protest of colonists, but ended with British soldiers shooting and killing five people.
What is the BOSTON MASSACRE
Finish this phrase...
No taxation without ....
Representation
This act put a tax on tea that the colonists had to pay taxes on barrels of tea.
Tea Act
Who wrote the newspaper Common Sense? Thomas....
His house is now a museum in New Rochelle, NY
Thomas Paine
The Declaration of Independence was written in the city of ...
Philadelphia
This country helped the colonies during the war
France
The French had fought against ____ during the French and Indian War
France
It was someone in the colonies who supported staying loyal to England.
What is a LOYALIST
The British Army wore this color during the American Revolution
red
in 1776 there were _____# of colonies
13
The battles of Lexington and Concord were fought in the colony of....
Massachusetts
The battle of Saratoga took place in this colony...
NY
England is part of the continent of...
Europe
Sons of Liberty were opposed to ____ control of the colonies.
British
A major broadway play was written about this man's life. He was a hero in the Revolution and the first Sec. of the Treasury.
Alexander Hamilton
The Declaration of Independence states all should have life, ____ and the pursuit of happiness.
Liberty
The future American president fought along side of the British during the French and Indian War
George Washington
What were the first battles that led to the war between Britain and the colonies.
Lexington and....
Concord
The last major battle of the Revolution took place in
Yorktown
The Intolerable Acts punished Massachusetts for the _______________.
Boston Tea Party
This was the first successful European colony in the 13 colonies. It was located in Virginia
Jamestown
___ was the 2nd President of the US and defended the British troops that were involved in the Boston Massacre.
John Adams
The British landed on the shores of Gravesend Bay in 1776 in King County- a future borough of NYC. This battle became known as the Battle of...
Brooklyn
This treaty officially ended the American Revolution.
The Treaty of Paris
Throughout the war both sides tried controlling this important NY river.
Hudson River
Writer of the letter to her husband to "Remember the Ladies"
Abigail Adams