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
This was battle was known as the "shot heard round the world"
What is the Battle of Lexington and Concord?
This was the first battle of the American Revolution
The Battle of Lexington & Concord
The Treaty of Paris gave us our ___________ from Britain.
Independence
the author of the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
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
Which country joined the war after the Battle of Saratoga?
Who is the French
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 closed the port of Boston until the Tea lost from the Boston Tea Party was paid for.
Intolerable Acts
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
Wife of John Adams that reminded him to "Remember the ladies." during the meeting with the continental army
Abigail Adams
What document officially ended the American Revolution?
The Treaty of Paris
What day, month and year was the Declaration of Independence passed?
July 4th, 1776
He was a French aristocrat who respected the concepts of liberty and freedom. he helped George Washington defeat the British an secure victory for the colonist.
Marquis De Lafayette
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 first voted on?
July 2nd (approved on the 4th)
During this event, the Patriots were weak, starving, freezing, suffered from small pox and dirty.
Valley Forge
What battle was known as the turning point of the war?
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
Who were the Sons of Liberty
Patriots who protested British tax policy
Proclamation of 1763 cut of all land to the colonist past which geological feature.
What is the Appalachian Mountains
He was the general of the British army at Yorktown that surrendered to George Washington
who is Lord Cornwallis
The French and Indian War was fought between what two groups?
The French and British
Who wrote the Common Sense?
Thomas Paine
The British needed the money from the colonist's taxes to pay for debt from which war?
French and Indian War
Who has the largest signature on the Declaration of Independence?
John Hancock
Before declaring independence, most delegates voted to send a _________ to King George.
Olive Branch Petition
First person killed during the Boston Massacre
Crispus Attucks
This document persuaded people to fight for independence and break apart from Britain
What is Common Sense?
Name the type of warfare that the Patriots used during the Battle of Saratoga
Guerilla warfare
The idea that Parliament was taxing colonists without their consent is called:
TAXATION WITH
OUT REPRESENTATION
What was the name of the meeting of colonists to discuss the war with Britain?
The Second Continental Congress