American Revolution #1
He was the King of England during the American Revolution. He issued this, that angered colonists.
Who is KING GEORGE III. What is The Proclamation of 1763
Document written by Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Alexander Hamilton and Ben Franklin in which the American colonists explain their reasons for separating from Britain
What is the DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
Name any founding father that WOULD become president (besides George Washington)
John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe
The 3 regions of the 13 English colonies
New England, Middle, and Southern
The first commander-in-chief
George Washington
Name any founding father that never became president of the U.S
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
He was the leader of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.
Who is GEORGE WASHINGTON
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
Who were the two European Allies of the Patriots
The French and Spanish
This act put a tax on tea that the colonists had to pay taxes on barrels of tea.
Tea Act
Who wrote the pamphlet Common Sense?
Thomas Paine
What were 2 advantages the british had in the war?
Better trained soldiers, most powerful navy, more supplies, confidence,
What were 2 advantages the patriots had in the war?
Homefield advantage, better motivation for fighting, powerful allies, American long rifles, great leaders, Good strategy and Tactics, Great spies
Why did the british keep raising taxes on the colonists?
Because they were in debt from wars
It was someone in the colonies who supported staying loyal to England.
What is a LOYALIST
Dressed as Native Americans, the Sons of Liberty boarded ships and threw the tea into the Boston Harbor.
Boston Tea Party
What day was the DOI approved
July 4
A colonist that did not takes sides during the American Revolution.
Neutralist
What is it called when people refuse to buy goods from a particular group or country?
A boycott.
Who were the Sons of Liberty
Patriots
What did the Quartering Act do?
It forced colonists to house and take care of British soldiers.
What are the Unalienable Rights seen in the DOI
Life, Liberty, Pursuit of Happiness
The French and Indian War was fought between the _______________ in ________________
The French and British in North America
What were the first battles that led to the war between Britain and the colonies.
Lexington and Concord
A protest slogan the Americans had to protest the british not giving them rights and raising taxes
NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION
The Intolerable Acts punished Massachusetts for the _______________.
Boston Tea Party
Was the first meeting of the colonists concerning the Intolerable Acts.
1st Continental Congress
Fell during the Boston Massacre
Crispus Attucks
What was the last major battle of the american revolution where the patriots and the french defeated the british in Virginia
Yorktown
Was the second meeting of the colonists that would create the Olive Branch Petition.
2nd Continental Congress
This person said "Give me liberty or give me death!"
Patrick Henry
Writer of the letter to her husband to "Remember the Ladies"
Abigail Adams