American Revolution #1
Document written by Thomas Jefferson in which the American colonists explain their reasons for separating from Britain
What is the DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
Complete this famous phrase that was a rallying call for the colonist when fighting against the acts imposed by Britain. "No taxation....
What is "WITHOUT REPRESENTATION"
This document officially ended the American Revolution as an agreement of peace.
What is the TREATY OF PARIS
This act passed a law that made colonists pay tax on anything printed on paper.
Stamp Act
The Patriot leader from Boston whose midnight ride 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
What are the three reasons the United States won the war against Britain?
1. Fighting on their own land
2. support from other countries
3. strong leadership
Who wrote the newspaper Common Sense?
Thomas Paine
This person wrote poems supporting the fight for independance
Phillis Wheatly
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
Which battle was an important win for the Patriots and helped turn the war around?
Battle of Saratoga
What is the Triangular Trade?
Trade between American colonies, Britain, and West Africa.
What battle is known as the "shot heard around the world"
Battles of Lexington and Concord
What date was the Declaration of Independence approved by the 2nd Continental Congress?
July 4th 1776
This was the name of Colonial soldiers who would be ready to resist British attack “in a minute"
Minutemen
What is Mercantilism
Where the "mother country" takes natural and other resources from its colonies
Why is Saratoga known as the "turning point of the war"?
We gained support from France and it a raised morale