Key Events
These battles marked the start of the American Revolution
What is the battles of Lexington and Concord
This was a common form of protest used by Women in which they'd get together and produce cloth to help reduce the dependence on British cloth
What is a Spinning Bee
This well-respected figure was the General of the Continental Army
Who is George Washington
This act made it mandatory for all purchases of paper products to be marked with a stamp
What is the Stamp Act
This document officially declared America's independence
What is the Declaration of Independence
What was the significance of the Battle of Bunker Hill
It showed the British that despite the size of the Continental Army they could still fend off the British Army
This protest consisted of colonists making a scarecrow-like figure of an individual
What is an effigy
He played a key role in the Boston Massacre Case and he's also a future president
Who is John Adams
This act increased the taxes on goods like molasses and sugar and the act also prohibited the importation of foreign rum
What is the Sugar Act
This pamphlet wrote by Thomas Paine encouraged Americans to support independence from Great Britain
What was Common Sense
Why did Cornwallis surrender at Yorktown
He couldn't fend off both the French Fleets and the Continental Army and he wasn't able to receive any reinforcements
What did the colonists do to the homes of British officials
Burn them down
What was the name of the man who wrote the pamphlets to increase America's support for independence
Who was Thomas Paine
This act made it mandatory for colonists to shelter and house British soldiers
What is the Quartering Act
This document founded all the branches of government we know today
What is the Constitution
What was the name of the event that occurred in Boston that resulted in a court case in which residents were enraged by the judge's ruling
What is the Boston Massacre
This was a peaceful protest focusing on the economy and the neglection to import British goods
What is boycotting
This was a patriot militia group led by Nathaniel Green they're most commonly remembered for capturing Fort Ticonderoga
Who are the Green Mountian Boys
This act was put into effect after the events of the Boston Tea Party to PUNISH the colonists
What is the Intolerable Acts
This document laid the foundation for the Constitution
What is The Articles of Confederation
What happened on July 4, 1776 in Philadelphia
The Declaration of Independence was adopted
This simple form of protest in which colonists would get people to sign a document stating their disapproval of the taxation what is the name of this paper
A petition
What was the name of the British king during the American Revolution
Who is King George III
In response to British Taxation, how did the American Colonists react
By hosting rebellions and other forms of protest
This document made 10 amendments to the Consitution
What is the Bill of Rights