Causes
Course
Consequences
Key Groups
Key Individuals
100
The ________________ Act(s) made taxes on lead, paper, and glass higher, because they could not be made in the colonies.
What is Townshend
100
On Christmas night 1776, the Patriots scored a victory at
What is Trenton
100
The British agreed to recognize the United States as an independent nation after the Americans' victory at
What is Yorktown
100
______ of _______ were a a group of patriots who protested British laws
Who are the Sons of Liberty
100
To spy on the British, which Patriot disguised himself as a Dutch school teacher
What is Nathan Hale
200
The ________________ Act(s) put taxes on playing cards, marriage licenses, and newspapers.
What is Stamp
200
Where did the victory of the Green Mountain Boys take place?
What is Fort Ticonderoga
200
In the Treaty of Paris, the Americans won their independence and a. the right to strip Loyalists of their property. b. a pledge that future conflicts with Britain would be settled peacefully. c. the return of all taxes collected by Britain before the war d. all the territory lying to the east of the Mississippi
What is d. all the territory lying to the east of the Mississippi
200
People who fought for the British in order to keep their land
What is Native Americans
200
Which Patriot Captain's famous words were "I have not yet begun to fight?"
What is John Paul Jones
300
The ________________ Act(s) put taxes on molasses and certain wines.
What is Sugar
300
To which location does "The shot heard 'round the world" refer?
What is Lexington and Concord
300
The Americans agreed to allow British merchants to collect debts owed to them in the
What is the Treaty of Paris
300
German troops who were paid to fight for the British
What is Hessian
300
General William Howe was a commander in the _________ Army.
What is British
400
The ________________ Act(s) were viewed as punishment and included the Quartering Act of 1774.
What is Intolerable (coercive)
400
How long did the American Revolution last?
What is just over eight years
400
Who went to Paris to sign the treaty?
Who is John Jay, Benjamin Franklin, and John Adams
400
Soldiers which included frontiersman and farmers
What is Militia
400
When Layfayette arrived in Philadelphia from France, to whom did he offer his services?
What is General George Washington
500
The ____________ Act(s) were a series of laws that restricted the use of foreign ships for trade between Britain and its colonies.
What is Navigation
500
The French joined the American cause after their victory at
What is Saratoga
500
Which of these was not a result of the 1783 Treaty of Paris? a. America’s borders were set. b. The war was officially over. c. The colonies became the United States of America. d. Land west of the thirteen colonies was given to France
What is d. Land west of the thirteen colonies was given to France
500
People who wanted the American colonists to gain independence from Britain
What is Patriots
500
Successful newspaper editor, ambassador to France, first postmaster for the United States chosen by the Second Continental Congress
What is Benjamin Franklin
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