Important People
Reasons for the War
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Vocabulary
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He was chosen to lead the continental army.
Who is George Washington.
100

These acts were punishment for the Boston Tea Party

What are the Intolerable Acts

100
This war (BEFORE THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION) was very expensive, and King George decided the Americans should pay for it with taxes.
What is the French and Indian War
100
Someone who wants their own freedom and their own country
What is a patriot.
100
Which two countries fought during the American Revolution?
What are England and America (The 13 Colonies)
200
He was chosen to write the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson
200

The name of an action where people refuse to buy goods to change laws.

What is a boycott.

200
This was a tax on all printed goods in America
What is the Stamp Act
200
Someone who supported King George III
What is a loyalist.
200
Who became our first American President?
Who is George Washington.
300

He gave the speech "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" that helped spark the American Revolution.

Who is Patrick Henry

300

The issue colonists had after the French and Indian War that caused the Boston Massacre.

What is solders in the colonies in peacetime.

300
This was the law that required colonists to allow British soldiers into their homes to eat and sleep.
What is the Quartering Act.
300
The document that stated America is their own free country.
What is the Declaration of Independence.
300
Who won the American Revolution?
Who is America.
400

He went to France to ask them for help. He also created the U.S. Postal Service and was part of the Continental Congress.

Who is Benjamin Franklin.

400

The cause of the French and Indian War that threw the British in debt.

What is control over the Ohio River Valley

400
This was the event in which many Patriots boarded a British ship and destroyed all of the product on board.
What is the Boston Tea Party
400
This pamphlet, written by Thomas Paine stated that Americans need to stop fooling around and fight back against England!
What is Common Sense.
400
Which two countries offered help to America at the END of the war?
What are Spain and France.
500
He was the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence.
Who is John Hancock.
500
The final battle of the War in which England surrenders.
What is the Battle of Yorktown 1781.
500
This was the event when British soldiers fired into the crowd, killing innocent civilians, including Crispus Attucks.
What is the Boston Massacre
500

A government ruled cruelly and oppressively.

What is tyranny

500
What was the name of the treaty that ended the American Revolution?
What is the Treaty of Paris.
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