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 taxed under the Molasses Act?
Molasses, Rum, Sugar
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
What is a port was closed as part of the Intolerable Acts until the Tea lost from the Boston Tea Party was paid for?
The Port of Boston
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 african american was part of the committee of safety. the back Paul Revere
Wentworth Chesswell
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 (Patriots)
True or False:
The British needed the money from the colonist's taxes to pay for debt from the French and Indian War.
true
This Frenchmen was second in command to George Washington?
The 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 signed?
July 4
What was the Proclamation of 1763
An announcement that prevented the colonists from moving WEST past the Appalachians Mountains
In the beginning, how did the colonists protest the King's unfair laws?
Boycotts
Who were the Sons of Liberty
Patriots who protested British tax policy
What was the event that left 5 unarmed colonist dead?.
Boston Tea Party
This was the black spy who smuggled British plans and positions to Lafayette and helped end the war in Yorktown
James Armistead
The French and Indian War was fought between what two groups?
The French and British
Who are the FOUR Revolutionary Leaders from Virginia?
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
James Armistead Lafayette
Patrick Henry
The idea that Parliament was taxing colonists without their consent is called:
TAXATION WITH
OUT REPRESENTATION
Describe the Treaty of Paris
Official end to Revolutionary War
England had to remove the troops from America and officially recognized the United States of America as an independent nation
Describe the three advantages the Americans had during the Revolution
Strong Allies in Spain and France
Colonists defending their own home and belief in their government
Strong Leaders like George Washington who convinced colonists to fight
First person killed during the Boston Massacre
Crispus Attucks
This was the final battle of the American Revolution
The Battle of Yorktown
During this event, the Patriots were weak, starving, freezing, suffered from small pox and dirty.
Valley Forge
This battle was the turning point of the war?
The Battles of Saratoga
How would you describe King George's personality?
Tyrant