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?
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?"
Name of the war which lasted eight years when colonists fought for their independence from Britain.
What is the AMERICAN REVOLUTION?
This document officially ended the American Revolution as an agreement of peace.
What is the TREATY OF PARIS?
It is a sudden and serious change referring to government or leadership.
What is a REVOLUTION?
This act passed a law that made colonists pay tax on anything printed on paper.
What is the Stamp Act?
Someone that wanted to be free from British rule.
Who is a Patriot?
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?
Without the ____________ the result of the American Revolution may have turned out much different. We have the ________ to Thank.
Who are the French?
Camp where Washington showed his leadership because the soldiers were suffering from freezing temps, starvation, and disease.
What is Valley Forge?
Writer of Common Sense.
Who is Thomas Paine?
Group of delegates (representatives) that acted as the government for the American colonies.
Who is the SECOND CONTINENTAL CONGRESS?
The British soldiers' uniforms were a bright color and made the soldiers easier to spy. For this reason, they were given this colorful nickame.
Who are the REDCOATS or Lobsterbacks?
The first shots of the Revolution that were fired at Lexington and Concord, and began the war, became known as this.
What is the SHOT HEARD ROUND THE WORLD?
It was someone in the colonies who supported staying loyal to England, also known as a Tory.
What is a LOYALIST?
Style of fighting used by the Continental Army which included hit-and-run, surprise attacks, and ambushing the British.
What is GUERRILLA WARFARE?
Dressed as Native Americans, the Sons of Liberty boarded ships and threw the tea into the Boston Harbor.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
Young immigrant from the Caribbean who became a senior aide to General Washington.
Who is ALEXANDER HAMILTON?
A group of representatives from each colony met to discuss the Intolerable Acts, but decided to try to work things out with King George.
What is the FIRST CONTINENTAL CONGRESS?
It is the name for someone in the colonies who supported the American Revolution.
What is a PATRIOT?
Believed to be Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley, she helped the soldiers at the Battle of Monmouth by bringing water and working canons.
Who is MOLLY PITCHER?
The strategy of refusing to purchase goods in the hopes of weakening another party.
What is BOYCOTT?
The French aristocrat who joined the American Revolution and became close friends with Washington, Hamilton, and Jefferson.
Who is MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE?
Washington's _____________ ring has been said to change the outcome of the Revolutionary War.
What is the Culper Spy ring?
The "shot heard around the world."
What is the battle of Lexington and Concord?
First signer of the Declaration of Independence with the largest signature.
Who is John Hannock?
A founding father, he helped turn the tide of the war by gaining the French Alliance.
Who is BENJAMIN FRANKLIN?
Colonial soldiers would be ready to resist British attack “in a minute."
Who are the Minutemen?
He betrayed his men to ally himself with the British and is still known as one of the most famous traitors in American history.
Who is BENEDICT ARNOLD?
He was the first man to die for the Revolution and he was African American.
Who is CRISPUS ATTACKS?
The "world turned upside down" when the British lost this battle, turning the tides of the war to favor the colonies.
What is YORKTOWN?
Successful inventor from Pennsylvania who represented the colonies in Britain and tried to convince the British government to treat the colonies fairly
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
A government, like American, in which people elect officials to represent their ideas and values in the government.
What is a DEMOCRACY?