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
Complete this famous phrase that was a rallying call for the colonist when fighting against the acts imposed by Britain. "No taxation....
What is "WITHOUT REPRESENTATION"
Name of the war which lasted eight years when colonists fought for their independence from Britain
What is the AMERICAN REVOLUTION
This document officially ended the American Revolution as an agreement of peace.
What is the TREATY OF PARIS
What date was the Declaration of Independence approved by the 2nd Continental Congress?
What is JULY 4, 1776
This act passed a law that made colonists pay tax on anything printed on paper.
Stamp Act
Dressed as Native Americans, the Sons of Liberty boarded ships and threw the tea into the Boston Harbor.
Boston Tea Party
The Patriot leader from Boston whose midnight ride warned of the British coming to Lexington and Concord.
Who is PAUL REVERE
He was the leader of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.
Who is GEORGE WASHINGTON
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
It was someone in the colonies who supported staying loyal to England.
What is a LOYALIST!
This person wrote the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jeffereson
Who wrote the newspaper Common Sense?
Thomas Paine
This was the name of Colonial soldiers who would be ready to resist British attack “in a minute"
Minutemen
What battle is known as the "shot heard around the world" or the first shots that started the American Revolution.
The Battles of Lexington and Concord
What event led to the taxation of the Colonists?
The French and Indian War- the war was expensive!
It was someone who supported breaking away from Great Britain and lived in the Colonies.
What is a Patriot?