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
Who fought for the colonists, but later fought for the British?
Benedict Arnold
This act passed a law that made colonists pay tax on anything printed on paper.
Stamp Act
The group that protested the British government
Sons of Liberty
The Patriot leader from Boston whose midnight rides warned of the British coming to Lexington and Concord.
PAUL REVERE
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.
What is the BOSTON MASSACRE
Who was the teacher that said, "I only regret that I have but 1 life to lose for my country"?
Nathan Hale
What did the colonists call the 4 new laws that were imposed on them?
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
True or False:
The British needed the money from the colonist's taxes to pay for wars.
true
The place of the first big victory of 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
What 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 trained the Continental Army
von Steuben
The French and Indian War was fought between the _______________ in ________________
The French and British in North America
Name the river that Washington & his troops crossed during the AR.
The Delaware River
The slogan the colonists kept saying because they were unhappy with the taxes.
NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION
Who has the largest signature on the Declaration of Independence?
John Hancock
Name or describe the 4 laws in the Intolerable Acts
Boston Port Act, Mass. Government Act, Admin. Justice Act, Quartering Act
Fell during the Boston Massacre
Crispus Attucks
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
The leader of the British troops
Lord Cornwallis
12 of 13 colonies gathered in Philadelphia and formed the First________
Continental Congress