events leading to
The French and Indian War led to increased enforcement of Imperial rule and the end of the period where colonists ignored law through practices such as smuggling. What was the period called?
The shot heard around the world and the beginning of the American Revolution
Lexington and Concord
This publication influenced support for the revolutionary cause
Thomas Paine's Common Sense
The winter encampment where George Washington’s Continental Army faced severe hardship in 1777-78.
Valley Forge
ThePurssian General who helped turn things around during the winter at Valley Forge by organizing camp and training troops
Baron Von Steuben
Two colonial responses to the Stamp Act
Stamp Act Congress & Sons of Liberty
Washington successfully crossed the Delaware and defeated the sleeping Hessians at...
The Battle of Trenton
This Enlightenment thinker’s ideas about government influenced the founding fathers and were echoed in revolutionary rhetoric.
John Locke
This first official battle, fought on June 17, 1775, is often considered a Pyrrhic victory for the British due to heavy casualties.
Bunker Hill
This inspirational figure served as an example of the virtues of the Republican motherhood when she took up arms in the American Revolution after her husband was killed in battle
Molly Pitcher
After repealing the stamp act, Parliament passed an act authorizing them to tax the colonists at will
Declaratory Act
The decisive battle of the Revolutionary War took place here in October 1781, leading to British surrender.
Battle of Yorktown
He published the Pennsylvania Gazette and Poor Richard's Almanac, both publications were influential during the Revolutionary Period
Benjamin Franklin
Treaty that ended the American Revolution and acknowledged the independence of the United States
Treaty of Paris 1783
A founder of the Sons of Liberty, he helped organize the Boston Tea Party
Samuel Adams
Colonial Response to the Intolerable Acts
1st Continental Congress
Benedict Arnold captured this location leading to the Americans gaining access to British stores of weapons
Ticonderoga
The Second Continental Congress made one last plea for peace with Britain in the...
Olive Branch Petition
The Declaration of Independence was the official separation of the U.S. from the British. What aspect of the document was intended to persuade European powers to side with the Americans?
list of grievances
A member of the Continental Congress, he also published the Pennsylvania Gazette and Poor Richard's Almanac, both publications were influential during the Revolutionary Period
Name 4 parts of the Coercive Acts
Revoking of Mass Charter
Quartering Act
Quebec Act
The First Continental Congress wrote these which outlined the grievances of colonist
The Second Continental Congress approved the first form of government for the Americas. What was the name of this government that was also known as the Dickinson draft?
Articles of Confederation
The commander of the British forces during the early years of the Revolutionary War, known for his defeat at Yorktown.
Cornwallis