Causes
This 1765 law required colonists to pay taxes on printed materials like newspapers and legal documents.
What is the Stamp Act?
He served as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army.
Who is George Washington?
The first battles of the Revolution were fought at these two Massachusetts towns in April 1775.
What are Lexington and Concord?
This document formally announced the colonies' separation from Great Britain on July 4, 1776.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
Colonists who supported independence from Britain were commonly called this.
Who are Patriots?
Colonists used this phrase to argue that they should not be taxed without having representatives in Parliament.
What is "No taxation without representation"?
He wrote the famous pamphlet Common Sense to encourage colonists to support independence.
Who is Thomas Paine?
Although the British won this 1775 battle near Boston, they suffered heavy casualties.
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill?
This pamphlet by Thomas Paine argued in favor of American independence.
What is Common Sense?
This phrase appeared alongside a coiled rattlesnake on a famous Revolutionary-era flag.
What is "Don't Tread on Me"?
This 1773 protest involved colonists dumping tea into Boston Harbor.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
He was a famous Patriot silversmith who took part in the midnight ride to warn colonists about British troops.
Who is Paul Revere?
This 1777 American victory helped convince France to formally support the American cause.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
This first national governing framework created a weak central government and was replaced by the Constitution.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
Colonists who remained loyal to the British Crown were known by this name.
Who are Loyalists?
This 1774 series of laws punished Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party and restricted its self-government.
What are the Intolerable Acts?
He was a Prussian military officer who trained Washington's Continental Army at Valley Forge.
Who is Baron von Steuben?
Washington's army endured a difficult winter at this Pennsylvania encampment in 1777–1778.
What is Valley Forge?
This 1777 document served as the basis for the United States' first national government after ratification.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
He was a British general who surrendered his army at Yorktown in 1781.
Who is General Cornwallis?
This 1770 confrontation between British soldiers and colonists left five colonists dead and became Patriot propaganda.
What is the Boston Massacre?
This French aristocrat volunteered to serve in the Continental Army and became a close associate of Washington.
Who is the Marquis de Lafayette?
This 1781 Virginia battle effectively ended major fighting and led toward the British surrender.
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
This 1783 agreement officially ended the Revolutionary War and recognized American independence.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
This phrase describes the idea that government gets its power from the consent of the people, a principle expressed in the Declaration of Independence.
What is popular sovereignty?