Events
Due to the money spent on this war, taxes were created.
What is the French and Indian War?
Created taxes to pay for the war.
Who is King George III?
Leader of the Sons of Liberty and boycotted the British
Who is Samuel Adams?
First Battle of the American Revolution.
What is the Battle of Lexington and Concord?
Rights or laws that you are born with that cannot be taken away.
What is natural law?
This event is where an argument broke out between the colonists and British soldiers over taxes. Someone yelled "fire" and shots were fired and colonists were killed.
What is the Boston Massacre?
Commander and Chief of the Continental Army.
Who is George Washington?
Famous traitor who switched from the Continental Army to the British Army.
Who is Benedict Arnold?
This was the turning point of the war when France joined the Americans and it showed the Americans they had a chance to actually win.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
A term that was used by colonists to show they did not want to be taxed if they did not have a say in Parliament.
What is "No taxation without Representation"?
What is the Boston Tea Party?
The main writer of the Declaration of Independence.
Known for his midnight Ride where he delivered a message that British soldiers were on their way.
Who is Paul Revere?
This was the last Battle of the Revolution. Washington surrounded Yorktown and the British were forced to surrender.
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
To refuse to buy goods. Colonists did this with British goods causing Great Britain to lose money.
What is boycott?
Feeling that they were not being treated fairly and that their rights were taking away, Americans wanted freedom from Great Britain so they wrote this letter to the King, which became this document.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
Made an illustration of British soldiers attacking colonists in the city.
Who is Paul Revere?
This Battle gave the Americans confidence to win the war against Great Britain.
What is the Battle of Lexington and Concord?
Life, ,Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
What are Natural rights?
This was signed to end the revolutionary war.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
Persuaded others to pass a resolution against the stamp act.
Who is Patrick Henry?
He traveled to Paris to seek assistance against the British in the Revolutionary War.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
This battle showed the Americans that they had a chance to actually win the war.
The way to make a 100 on this test.
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