Causes of the Revolution
This tax on paper goods angered colonists in 1765.
→ What is the Stamp Act?
He was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence.
→ Who is Thomas Jefferson?
The first shots of the war were fired at these two towns.
→ What are Lexington and Concord?
This document announced the colonies' independence from Britain.
→ What is the Declaration of Independence?
Colonists who wanted independence from Britain were called this.
→ What are Patriots?
The phrase “No taxation without _________” explained why colonists were upset.
→ What is representation?
his general led the Continental Army.
→ Who is George Washington?
→ Who is George Washington?
This famous battle proved the colonists could stand up to the British, even though they lost.
→ What is the Battle of Bunker Hill?
The first sentence of this document says all men are created equal.
→ What is the Declaration of Independence?
Colonists who remained loyal to the King were called this.
→ What are Loyalists or Tories?
This event in 1770 led to British soldiers firing into a crowd of colonists.
→ What is the Boston Massacre?
She is remembered for saying, “Remember the ladies” in a letter to her husband.
→ Who is Abigail Adams?
Washington crossed the Delaware River to win this surprise attack.
→ What is the Battle of Trenton?
This document was signed in 1783 to officially end the war.
→ What is the Treaty of Paris?
his secret group of Patriots sometimes used protests or violence to oppose British rule.
→ Who are the Sons of Liberty?
Colonists protested the Tea Act by dumping tea into a harbor during this event.
→ What is the Boston Tea Party?
This African American man was one of the first killed at the Boston Massacre.
→ Who is Crispus Attucks?
This battle was the turning point of the war.
→ What is the Battle of Saratoga?
This was the first form of government used by the U.S. after the war.
→ What are the Articles of Confederation?
This pamphlet by Thomas Paine encouraged colonists to fight for independence.
→ What is Common Sense?
These harsh laws punished Boston after the Tea Party and were called the "Intolerable Acts" by colonists.
→ What are the Coercive Acts?
This French nobleman helped the Americans and fought alongside Washington.
→ Who is Marquis de Lafayette?
The British finally surrendered at this battle in 1781.
→ What is the Battle of Yorktown?
These rights, such as life and liberty, are mentioned in the Declaration as ones no government can take away.
→ What are unalienable rights?
Some Native American groups supported the British in hopes of protecting this.
→ What is their land?