Some Laws/Treaties
Document written by Thomas Jefferson in which the American colonists explain their reasons for separating from Britain
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
He was the King of England during the American Revolution.
KING GEORGE III.
Commander of the Continental Army
George Washington
What was the event that left 5 unarmed colonist dead?
Boston Tea Party
The British needed the money from the colonist's taxes to pay for debt from which war?
French and Indian War
This act passed a law that made colonists pay tax on anything printed on paper.
Stamp Act
Who wrote "Common Sense"?
Thomas Paine
Someone who was loyal to King George
Loyalist
This confrontation on March 5, 1770, began as a protest of colonists, but ended with British soldiers shooting and killing five people.
BOSTON MASSACRE
Who were the Sons of Liberty
Patriots who protested British tax policy
This act put a tax on tea that the colonists had to pay taxes on barrels of tea.
Tea Act
The Patriot leader from Boston whose midnight rides warned of the British coming to Lexington and Concord.
PAUL REVERE
This was the first battle of the American Revolution
The Battle of Lexington & Concord
The French and Indian War was fought between what two groups?
The French and British
Someone that wanted to be free from British rule
Patriot
This document officially separated America from England
The Declaration of Independence
During this event, people dressed as Native Americans and boarded ships and threw the tea into the Boston Harbor.
Boston Tea Party
A small army made up of ordinary citizens who are available to fight in an emergency
Militia/Minutemen
Who Said, "Give me Liberty or Give me Death"
Patrick Henry
What was the Townsend Act?
Taxes on all imported goods to the American colonies
What document officially ended the American Revolution?
The Treaty of Paris
First person killed during the Boston Massacre
Crispus Attucks
This Frenchmen was second in command to George Washington?
The Marquis de Lafayette
This was the final battle of the American Revolution
The Battle of Yorktown
Showing no loyalty to your country, especially by helping its enemies or trying to defeat its government
Treason