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 is the name of a structure built to protect strategic locations and defend nearby towns and cities?
A fort
Who wrote the Common Sense?
Thomas Paine
The Treaty of Paris gave us our ___________ from Britain.
Independence
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
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 wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
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 document officially ended the American Revolution?
The Treaty of Paris
The British needed the money from the colonist's taxes to pay for debt from which war?
French and Indian War
What month and year did the American Revolution begin?
April 1775
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
What day, month and year was the Declaration of Independence passed?
July 4th, 1776
Who were the Sons of Liberty
Patriots who protested British tax policy
What was the event that left 5 unarmed colonist dead?.
Boston Tea Party
Where was the first battle of the American Revolution fought?
In the colonies
The French and Indian War was fought between what two groups?
The French and British
Eventually the 13 colonies turned into the 13 _____.
13 states
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
Before declaring independence, most delegates voted to send a _________ to King George.
Olive Branch Petition
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
What was the name of the meeting of colonists to discuss the war with Britain?
The Second Continental Congress