Battles
Last major battle of the Revolutionary War
Battle of Yorktown
Why did Parliament / King George III begin taxing the colonies?
To pay back debt from the French and Indian War
Leader of the Continental Army.
George Washington
Where delegates to Congress signed their names
Signatures
56
How many delegates signed the Declaration of Independence
Fought after Washington crossed the Delaware River
Battle of Trenton
Items taxed under Townshed Acts
tea, glass, lead, paint, paper
Rode on the Midnight Ride to warn Patriots
Paul Revere
States why Declaration is being written, intro.
Preamble
Who was Crispus Atticus?
A slave who had bought his freedom, was killed during the Boston Massacre- the 1st recorded death of the war
During winter at _______ Washington and his troops faced harsh conditions.
Valley Forge
Why were the Intolerable Acts created?
to punish colonists for the Boston Tea Party
Leader of Sons of Liberty in Boston
Samuel Adams
States colonies independence from Britain
Statement of Independence
Main writer of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
Marked the start of the Revolutionary War
Battle of Lexington and Concord
Describe the Boston Tea Party
Sons of Liberty members dressed as Native Americans boarded English ships and dumped crates of tea into the harbor to protest British actions.
British Prime Minister during the war
Lord North
States complaints against the King and Parliament
Bill of Indictment
Declaration of Independence was adopted by Congress
July 4th, 1776
Fought on a hill so Patriots could be within cannon distance to the enemy
Battle of Bunker Hill
Describe the Boston Massacre
Colonists protesting- threw snowballs. Got into a fight, five colonists killed after British soldiers fired their guns.
Wrote a Pamphlet called "Common Sense"
Thomas Paine
States all people are created equal and have the right to Life, Liberty and Pursuit of Happiness
Declaration of Rights
Known as a traitor to America after becoming a spy
Benedict Arnold