American Revolution Causes
This act passed a law that made colonists pay tax on anything printed on paper.
Stamp Act
He was the monarch of Great Britain during the war.
King George III
Battle of Lexington and Concord
This is the name given to British soldiers.
Redcoats
Date the Declaration of Independence was signed
Act that required colonists to quarter British Soldiers
Intolerable Acts
A group of angry colonists began attacking British soldiers with snowballs. It resulted in 5 colonists dead.
What is the Boston Massacre?
Final Battle of the American Revolution
Battle of Yorktown
This is was colonists who supported the British were called.
Loyalists
This is the number of delegates who attended the first Continental Congress.
12 out of 13
This war occurred because the French and British wanted to control the Ohio River Valley.
French and Indian War
During this protest, Patriots showed their anger over the Tea Act.
Boston Tea Party
The battle that is considered the turning point of the war
Battle of Saratoga
Someone who wanted to be free from British rule.
Patriot
The Continental Congress met here to discuss the colonists' concerns before the war.
Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia, PA?
Patriots who protested against British Taxes
Sons of Liberty
Patriot leader from Boston whose midnight rides warned of the British coming Lexington and Concord
Paul Revere
Type of warfare used by the American in the Battle of Saratoga
Guerilla Warfare
This is the meeting of delegates from the colonies to discuss concerns with the British.
First Continental Congress
Document written by Jefferson in which the American colonist explain their reasons for separating from Britain
Declaration of Independence
This became a famous saying that meant colonists wanted to be part of Parliament.
"No taxation without representation"
This location of the Boston Massacre.
King Street in Boston
March 5, 1770
Another term for the Battle of Lexington and Concord
The shot heard around the world
George Washington was appointed to this position by the Continental Congress.
Commander in Chief of the Continental Army
Author of Common Sense- a book that increase public support on American Revolution
Thomas Paine