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
What was the name of the ship that the Pilgrims came to the Americas on.
Mayflower
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
What is a port was closed as part of the Intolerable Acts until the Tea lost from the Boston Tea Party was paid for?
The Port of Boston
This act passed a law that made colonists pay tax on anything printed on paper.
Stamp Act
Someone that wanted to be free from British rule.
Patriot
The Patriot leader from Boston whose midnight rides warned of the British coming to Lexington and Concord.
Who is 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
This African American was part of the committee of safety. the bLack Paul Revere
Wentworth Chesswell
This act put a tax on tea that the colonists had to pay taxes on barrels of tea.
Tea Act
Someone who was loyal to King George
Loyalist
True or False: The Declaration of Independence ended the Revolutionary War
False
Who won the Revolutionary war?
The Colonists (Patriots)
True or False:
The British needed the money from the colonist's taxes to pay for debt from the French and Indian War.
true
This Frenchmen was second in command to George Washington?
The Marquis de Lafayette
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 was the Declaration of Independence signed?
July 4
Name the type of warfare that the Patriots used during the Battle of Saratoga
Guerilla warfare
In the beginning, how did the colonists protest the King's unfair laws?
Boycotts
Who were the Sons of Liberty
Patriots who protested British tax policy
What was the event that left 5 unarmed colonist dead?.
Boston Massacre
This was the black spy who smuggled British plans and positions to Lafayette and helped end the war in Yorktown
James Armistead
The French and Indian War was fought between what two groups?
The French and British
Who helped the Patriots by helping the war effort with supplies and blockaids in the Gulf of Mexico and the Mississippi River?
Bernardo de Galvez
The idea that Parliament was taxing colonists without their consent is called:
TAXATION WITH
OUT REPRESENTATION
Who has the largest signature on the Declaration of Independence?
John Hancock
This container held tea during the Boston Tea Party.
Crates
First person killed during the Boston Massacre
Crispus Attucks
This was the final battle of the American Revolution
The Battle of Yorktown
During this event, the Patriots were weak, starving, freezing, suffered from small pox and dirty.
Valley Forge
This battle was the turning point of the war?
The Battles of Saratoga
How would you describe King George's personality?
Tyrant