Causes
Important Acts
Battles
Misc.
Vocab
100
a tax placed on syrup, molasses, sugar
What is the Sugar Act
100
Required colonists to purchase stamps for all paper publications including letters, newspapers and magazines.
What is the stamp act
100
Proved that the Americans were worth the French becoming allies; was a turning point of the war.
What is the Battle of Saratoga
100
An American spy, "my only regret is that I have but life to lose for my country."
Who is Nathan Hale
100
The name given to the group of people who sided with the king.
Who are the loyalists.
200
required colonists to purchase stamps for all paper publications and products
What is the Stamp Act
200
Required colonists to pay for and house British soliders
What is the Quartering Act
200
The shot heard around the world
What is Lexington & Concord
200
a pamphlet that stated the relationship between Great Britain and the colonists only benefits Great Britain
What is Common Sense
200
a voluntary army made up of everyday men
What is a militia
300
a protest in response to the Tea Act
What is the Boston Tea Party
300
Limited colonists to purchasing tea from the British owned East India Tea Company.
What is the Tea Act
300
The last battle of the war; by land and by sea.
What is the Battle of Yorktown
300
Officially ended the Revolutionary War identifying America as an independent nation.
What is The Treaty of Paris
300
wished to develop a distinct identify from England
Who are the patriots
400
1. limited colonial meetings 2. closed Boston Harbor In response to the Boston Tea Party
What is Intolerable Acts
400
A series of acts that closed the Boston Harbor intended to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party.
What is the Intolerable Acts
400
George Washington surprised British troops and the Hessians on Christmas to ensure an American victory
What is Battle of Trenton and Princeton
400
Benjamin Franklin's plan to unite the colonists in a joint council for defense.
What is Albany Plan of Union
400
the slogan used to represent the anger of the colonists about being taxed.
What is Taxation with Representation
500
an exaggerated event that resulted from angry colonists over paying taxes to the British
What is the Boston Massacre
500
Taxes for tea, glass, lead, paper and paint products.
What is the Townshend Acts
500
Summer soldiers and sunshine patriots deserted while the rest of the American soldiers camped for the winter in harsh and tough conditions.
What is Valley Forge
500
The imaginary line that did not allow colonists to settle to the west.
What is the Proclamation of 1763
500
A piece of land surrounded by water on 3 sides
What is a peninsula
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