American Revolution #1
Tax on paper goods, newspapers, envelopes...
Stamp Act
Document in which the American colonists explain their reasons for separating from Britain
Declaration of Independence
Name of the war which lasted eight years when colonists fought for their independence from Britain
Revolutionary War
(American Revolution)
The date when the Declaration of Independence was signed and accepted.
July 4,1776.
Name for the Colonists fighting the British army, led by General George Washington.
Continental Army
Freedom from another country. Colonists fought for this.
Independence
Someone that wanted to be free from British rule.
Patriot
This Fort was captured without a bloody battle.
What is Fort Ticonderoga.
The reasons why France waited to help the colonists fight the war.
They wanted to make sure colonists were serious
AND
could beat the British.
Unbearable or difficult to accept.
What is intolerable?
What camp did Washington show his leadership as the soldiers suffered from freezing temps, starvation, and disease?
Valley Forge
Who was the leader of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War?
George Washington
Thomas Paine argued this point as a reason to break away from Britain.
What is Britain was too far away to rule the colonies.
Two ways women supported the war effort.
What is women made clothing
AND
women fought in the war (in disguise).
He wrote the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
What law required colonists to house and feed British soldiers for free?
Quartering Act
Who warned that the Redcoats (British army) was coming during the Battle of Lexington and Concord?
Paul Revere
The 1st Continental Congress met in this city.
What is Philadelphia?
Another reason why the French didn't help the Colonists at the start of the War.
The Colonists were still under English rule.
"The Shot Heard Round the World"...1st battle of the Revolution.
What are Lexington and Concord (1775).
Famous saying that was a rallying call for the colonist when fighting against the acts imposed by Britain.
"No taxation without representation"
Why was the Battle of Saratoga a turning point in the war?
Colonists (Patriots) believed they could defeat the British. The French became an ally for the Patriots after the victory.
The last major battle of the Revolution.
What is Yorktown.
A reason for colonists thinking taxes were unfair.
What is colonists were not asked
And
they had nobody speaking for them.
King's response to the Boston Tea Party.
What are Intolerable Acts (1774)?
Britain made colonists pay taxes to pay for this war.
What is the French and Indian War.
A Colonist who argued that the colonies should not separate from Britain.
Who is a Loyalist.
Men who volunteer to fight when needed.
What is a militia?
Representative from each colony met to discuss the Intolerable Acts but decided to try to work things out with King George
First Continental Congress
A country (smaller or weaker) ruled by a different country.
What is a colony?