Rocky Road to the Revolution
This was the main problem the colonists had with British taxation.
What is “no taxation without representation”?
This was actually a series of taxes on items such as glass, tea, paper, lead, and paint.
What are the Townshend Acts?
This Frenchman greatly aided in the colonial war effort and was respected by the Continental forces.
Who was Marquis de Lafayette?
This document officially ended the American Revolution and could easily be mistaken for a document of the same name.
What is the Treaty of Paris 1783?
The Battle of Saratoga was the turning point of the war for these reasons.
What is it prevented Britain’s Northern Strategy and convinced foreign powers to give aid to the Americans?
These documents allowed British officials to search almost anywhere for smuggled goods.
What are writs of assistance?
This act was put in place as a sort of warning, to state that Parliament had ultimate sovereignty over the colonies.
What is the Declaratory Act?
This man alerted the minutemen of Massachusetts that the British were coming!
Who was Paul Revere?
This document listed the grievances of the colonies towards Britain and declared separation from that country.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
These were the first conflicts of the war.
What are the Battles of Lexington and Concord?
This war was the reason Britain needed to collect revenue from the Colonies.
What is the French & Indian War?
This act placed a tax on all printed materials.
What is the Stamp Act?
This was the Commander of the Continental Army.
Who was George Washington?
This man was chosen to author the Declaration of Independence.
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
What is the Battle of Cowpens?
This was an organized method of protest that involved not buying certain goods.
What is a boycott?
This act made it illegal to refuse British soldiers housing and food.
What is the Quartering Act?
This was an African American man killed in the Boston Massacre.
Who is Crispus Attucks?
The Second Continental Congress drafted these to be the official government plan during and after the war.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
This battle inspired Americans across the country even though the Americans technically lost.
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill?
What is the Boston Tea Party?
This action from British Parliament prohibited settlement in the west after the French & Indian War and can be seen as the very first step towards the conflict between Britain and the colonies.
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
This was the leader of the Boston chapter of the Sons of Liberty.
Who was Samuel Adams?
Calls for Independence from Britain did not begin until the publication of this influential pamphlet.
What is Common Sense?
This battle of the Revolutionary War greatly boosted morale for the Continental Army at a time that it was sorely needed.
What is the Battle of Trenton?