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
The battle in which Washington crossed the Delaware River and surprised 1,000 German soldiers
Trenton
Which country gave the colonists new resources in the American Revolution?
France
What document officially ended the American Revolution?
The Treaty of Paris
This act closed the port of Boston until the Tea lost from the Boston Tea Party was paid for.
Intolerable Acts
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
The "shot heard around the world" started at what battle?
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
Known as the female Paul Revere she rode over 40 miles to warn American militia that the British were planning to attack Danbury Connecticut.
Sybil Ludington
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
This document officially separated America from England
The Declaration of Independence
What was the first document created as a new nation?
Articles of Confederation
The British needed the money from the colonist's taxes to pay for debt from which war?
French and Indian War
Who had to pay for the French and Indian War?
The colonists
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, 1776
Name the type of warfare that the Patriots used during the Battle of Saratoga
Guerilla warfare
The Proclamation of 1763 did NOT allow colonists to settle past which famous landmark?
The Appalachian Mountains
Who were the Sons of Liberty?
A group of colonists who were upset with the taxes and also dumped tea into the harbor.
How many chests of tea were dumped into the Boston Harbor?
349
Mock
The French and Indian War was fought between what two groups?
The French and British
Who helped write the Declaration of Independence and created the fire department?
Thomas Jefferson
The idea that Parliament was taxing colonists without their consent is called:
No taxation without representation!
What year was the Treaty of Paris signed?
1783
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote a poem about who in the American Revolution?
Paul Revere
What woman dressed up as a soldier to fight in the war?
Deborah Sampson
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
What was the name of the treaty to end the war?
Treaty of Paris
Who was the leader of the Sons of Liberty?