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
What is a treaty?
An agreement between 2 or more parties that ends war
Where did the American Revolution officially end?
Paris
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.
Patriot
The Patriot leader from Boston whose midnight rides warned of the British coming to Lexington and Concord.
Who is PAUL REVERE
This was the first battle of the American Revolution
The Battle of Lexington & Concord
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
This act put a tax on tea that the colonists had to pay taxes on barrels of tea.
Tea Act
Someone who was loyal to King George
Loyalist
True or False: The Declaration of Independence ended the Revolutionary War
False
Who won the revolutionary war?
The Colonists
True or False:
The British needed the money from the colonist's taxes to pay for wars.
true
Commander of the Continental Army
George Washington
During this event, people dressed as Native Americans and boarded ships and threw the tea into the Boston Harbor.
Boston Tea Party
What day was the Declaration of Independence signed?
July 4
Name the type of warfare that the Patriots used during the Battle of Saratoga
Guerilla warfare
How did the colonists protest the King's unfair laws?
Boycotting tea
What did the British do that made colonist upset. This lead to the Boston Massacre.
They stopped ships from sailing in and out of the Boston Harbor.
When the colonists arrived in the New World, they were in search of these items.
Riches, Freedom of Religion
The French and Indian War was fought between the _______________ in ________________
The French and British in North America
Name the river that Washington & his troops crossed during the AR.
The Delaware River
The idea that Parliament was taxing colonists without their consent is called:
TAXATION WITH
OUT REPRESENTATION