American Revolution- Causes
True or False:
The British needed the money from the colonist's taxes to pay for wars.
true
The date of The Declaration of Independence. Month/Day/Year
July 4, 1776
How many British colonies formed the United States of America?
13
Document in which the American colonists explain their reasons for separating from Britain in 1776
What is the DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
I wrote the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
Did the colonists have representation in the British government? Yes/No
No
War between Britain and France over land
French and Indian War
OR
Seven Year's War
King of England
King George III
Refusal to buy goods
boycott
winter battle where George Washington & his army lost many soldiers coldest winter ever not many supplies, food, shelter, and people
Battle of Valley Forge
I am the first well known naval commander in the war. I am called the "Father of the American Navy"
John Paul Jones
This limited colonist westward movement
Proclamation of 1763
Acts passed to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party.
What are the Intolerable or (Coercive) Acts
Leader of the Continental Army
George Washington
Colonists who remained faithful to Britain
Loyalists
What were the first battles that led to the war between Britain and the colonies. (Shot Heard Around the World)
Lexington and Concord
Who wrote Common Sense?
Thomas Paine
This confrontation on March 5, 1770, began as a protest of colonists, but ended with British soldiers shooting and killing five people.
Boston Massacre
This act passed a law that made colonists pay taxes on anything printed on paper.
What is the Stamp Act
Which country was an ally to the Patriots AFTER the Battle of Saratoga?
What is France
The British soldiers' uniforms were a bright color and made the soldiers easier to spy. For this reason, they were given this colorful nickame.
What are the REDCOATS
Decisive American win, convinced the French to officially support the colonists (Turning point)
Battle of Saratoga
Who was enslaved African American from Virginia, served as a SPY in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War?
James Armistead
This group of people wanted to be free from King George III and British rule.
Who are the Patriots or colonists
Dressed as Native Americans, the Sons of Liberty boarded ships and threw the tea into the Boston Harbor.
Boston Tea Party
A group of representatives from each colony met in Philadelphia PA to discuss the Intolerable Acts, but decided to try to work things out with King George.
What is the FIRST CONTINENTAL CONGRESS
What does the term "grievances" mean?
Complaints or problems listed against someone in power
Where did the final battle takes place before the British surrender?
Yorktown, VA
This man was one of the first killed in the Boston Massacre.
Who was Crispus Attucks
rallying call for the colonist when fighting against the acts imposed by Britain.
No taxation WITHOUT REPRESENTATION"
Forced colonists to house British soldiers
Quartering Act
What are your Unalienable Rights?
LIFE
LIBERTY
PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS
a part time army made up of the men of a town
mininutemen
This document officially ended the American Revolution as an agreement of peace.
Treaty of Paris
French soldier who joined General Washington's staff and became a general in the Continental Army.
Marquis de Lafayette
This group protested British polices and taxes
Sons of Liberty