Causes
Dressed as Native Americans, the Sons of Liberty boarded ships and threw the tea into the Boston Harbor.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
He was the King of England during the American Revolution.
Who is KING GEORGE III?
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?"
Camp where Washington showed his leadership because the soldiers were suffering from freezing temps, starvation, and disease.
What is Valley Forge?
First signer of the Declaration of Independence with the largest signature.
Who is John Hannock?
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?
The Patriot leader from Boston whose midnight ride warned of the British coming to Lexington and Concord.
Who is PAUL REVERE?
Someone that wanted to be free from British rule.
Who is a Patriot?
Style of fighting used by the Continental Army which included hit-and-run, surprise attacks, and ambushing the British.
What is GUERRILLA WARFARE?
Document written by Thomas Jefferson in which the American colonists explain their reasons for separating from Britain.
What is the DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE?
This spiritual event encouraged colonists to separate from the Church of England, making them religiously independent from Britain.
What is the Great Awakening?
He was the leader of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.
Who is GEORGE WASHINGTON?
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?
This document officially ended the American Revolution as an agreement of peace.
What is the TREATY OF PARIS?
This person gave a famous speech in Richmond encouraging the Americans to revolt against the British.
Patrick Henry
A founding father, he helped turn the tide of the war by gaining the French Alliance.
Who is BENJAMIN FRANKLIN?
The strategy of refusing to purchase goods in the hopes of weakening another party.
What is BOYCOTT?
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?
This is the year the Constitution of the U.S. was ratified
What is 1789?
The name of the first person to die (at the Boston Massacre) in conflict between the British and the Americans.
Who is CRISPUS ATTACKS?
The French aristocrat who joined the American Revolution and became close friends with Washington, Hamilton, and Jefferson.
Who is MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE?
Colonial soldiers would be ready to resist British attack “in a minute."
Who are the Minutemen?
The "shot heard around the world."
What is the battle of Lexington and Concord?
This act passed a law that made colonists pay tax on anything printed on paper.
What is the Stamp Act?
This is the name of the pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that was spread throughout the colonies to encourage them to rebel against the British.
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?
These mercenary soldiers were hired to fight in the Revolutionary war.
The "world turned upside down" when the British lost this battle, turning the tides of the war to favor the colonies.
What is YORKTOWN?
This document, signed in 1215, gave Britain a legislative branch in the government for the first time in history.
What is the Magna Carta?