American Revolution #1
Document in which the American colonists explain their reasons for separating from Britain
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What is a treaty?
An agreement between 2 or more parties that ends war
What document officially ended the American Revolution?
The Treaty of Paris
Name of the war that put Britain into debt, which led to them raising taxes on the colonists?
What is the FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR.
This act passed a law that made colonists pay tax on anything printed on paper.
Stamp Act
The Patriot leader from Boston whose midnight rides warned of the British coming to Lexington and Concord.
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.
BOSTON MASSACRE
It is the name for someone in the colonies who supported the American Revolution.
A patriot
The group that protested the British government
Sons of Liberty
True or False: The Declaration of Independence ended the Revolutionary War
False
Who won the revolutionary war?
The Colonists
This referred to someone in the colonies who supported staying loyal to England
Loyalist
The place of the first big victory of the Continental Army
Battle of Saratoga
Commander of the Continental Army
George Washington
What day and year was the Declaration of Independence signed?
August 2, 1776
Who wrote the pamphlet, Common Sense?
Thomas Paine
Which country helped the colonists win the war?
France
What word describes someone who supports and defends his or her country?
Patriots
He trained the Continental Army
Baron von Steuben
What was the LAST major battle in the American Revolution
The battle of Yorktown
Name the river that Washington & his troops crossed during the AR.
The Delaware River
The slogan the colonists kept saying because they were unhappy with the taxes.
NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION
British General who surrendered at Yorktown
CHARLES CORNWALLIS
During this event, people dressed as Native Americans and boarded ships and threw the tea into the Boston Harbor.
Boston Tea Party
The function of the Declaration of Independence?
To announce to the world the American colonies’ reasons for separation from England
Where did the Continental Army stay when they were weak, dirty, and cold.
Valley Forge
12 of 13 colonies gathered in Philadelphia and formed the First________
Continental Congress