American Revolution #1
He was the King of England during the American Revolution.
KING GEORGE III.
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
Group colonists that protested the British taxes
Sons of Liberty
This law forced colonist to allow British soldiers to live in their homes
The Quartering Act
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
Proclamation of 1763
What did the colonists call the 4 new laws that were imposed on them after the Boston Tea Party?
Intolerable Acts
What the colonists called British soldiers
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
Turning point in the war for the Continental Army
Battle of Saratoga
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 and year was the Declaration of Independence signed?
July 4, 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
What did the British do that made colonist upset. This lead to the Boston Massacre.
They stopped ships from sailing in and out of the Boston Harbor and a tax on tea.
He wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
What was the LAST major battle in the American Revolution
The battle of Yorktown
The point in which the colonists were closest to defeat
Valley Forge
The slogan the colonists kept saying because they were unhappy with the taxes.
NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION
The lawmaking part of the British government was known as
Parliament
Group of delegates (representatives) that acted as the government for the American colonies and chose George Washington to be the leader of the Continental Army
SECOND CONTINENTAL CONGRESS
Who was the author of Common Sense
Thomas Paine
This was the final battle of the American Revolution
The Battle of Yorktown
Where did the Continental Army stay when they were weak, dirty, and cold.
Valley Forge
This war lasted 7 years and was considered one of the major causes of the American Revolution
French and Indian War
True or False: The British Army was not as motivated to win as the Continental Army
True