The Road to Revolution
This slogan protested British taxes without colonial representation.
“No taxation without representation”
This region included colonies like Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
New England Colonies
He led the Continental Army.
George Washington
She is believed to have sewn the first American flag.
Betsy Ross
This document declared the colonies free from British rule.
Declaration of Independence
This 1765 law taxed printed materials and outraged colonists.
Stamp Act
This colony was the southernmost of the original 13.
Georgia.
He wrote the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson
She brought water and helped soldiers during battle.
Molly Pitcher
This treaty officially ended the war in 1783.
Treaty of Paris
This event in 1770 involved British soldiers killing five colonists.
Boston Massacre
These four colonies made up the Middle Colonies.
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware
This battle was a turning point and led to French support.
Battle of Saratoga
These people fought hoping the Revolution would bring freedom.
African Americans
The Revolution inspired movements for this around the world.
freedom and/or independence
This protest involved dumping tea into Boston Harbor.
Boston Tea Party
This colony was home to the city of Philadelphia.
Pennsylvania
This French nobleman helped the American cause.
Marquis de Lafayette
About 9,000 of these individuals fought for the Patriots.
Black Patriots
This idea means people govern themselves.
self-government
These first battles of the Revolution occurred in April 1775.
Lexington and Concord
These colonies were known for plantations and slavery.
Southern Colonies
This final battle led to British surrender.
Battle of Yorktown
These individuals joined the British in hopes of gaining freedom.
Black Loyalists
Though the war ended, this system of oppression continued.
slavery