Causes of the Revolution
The war which caused the British to tax the colonists.
What is the French and Indian War?
The main author of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
Those that supported the British.
What are Loyalists?
The Declaration of Independence was signed in this year.
What is 1776?
The date of the Battle of Lexington and Concord
What is 1775?
The colonists had to pay an extra tax on the paper goods.
What is the Stamp Act?
Who is George Washington?
the meeting of the Thirteen Colonies in response to the Intolerable Acts.
What is the First Continental Congress?
Rights that you are born with and cannot be taken away.
What are unalienable rights?
The date of the Battle of Yorktown.
What is 1783?
The event where the colonists destroyed the tea a harbor.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
Wrote a political pamphlet that influenced the colonists to fight for their independence.
Who is Thomas Paine?
The meeting of all Thirteen Colonies to expand the war effort against the British.
What is the Second Continental Congress?
The Declaration of Independence declared independence from this country.
What is the British?
The year that the Stamp Act was enforced.
What is 1765?
British soldiers were allowed to seize and confiscate any smuggled good that was found in the homes of colonists.
What are the Townshend Acts?
Who is Paul Revere?
Those fought against the British.
What are Patriots?
The annual celebration of American Independence.
What is the 4th of July?
What is 1773?
The law that restricted the colonists from expanding the colonies.
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
The writers of the Declaration were heavily influenced by the ideas of this Enlightenment thinker.
Who is John Locke?
The agreement between the British and the 13 Colonies which signified that the American Revolution was over.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
They are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are
What are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?
The Boston Massacre took place in
What is 1770?