Key Battles
First major battle of the American revolution, fought in April 1775
Lexington and concord
What did the colonists throw into the Boston Harbor to protest taxes?
What is Tea?
This general led the Continental Army and became the first president of the United States.
George Washington
This 1765 British law required many printed materials in the American colonies to carry a tax stamp.
What is the Stamp Act?
Would have been a great hero of the revolution had he not become a turncoat. (Also stayed at Ft. Western on his way to Quebec)
Who is Benedict Arnold?
This 1777 victory convinced France to officially support the americans
Battle of Saratoga
What was the famous slogan that colonists used when the British unfairly taxed them with no vote?
This patriot rode through the night in 1775 to warn colonists that British troops were coming.
Who is Paul Revere?
This 1774 law was passed by Great Britain to punish the Massachusetts colonists after the Boston Tea Party.
What are the Intolerable Acts?
This disease had a major outbreak during the American Revolution
What is Smallpox?
This 1781 battle in Virginia led to British surrender and helped end the war
Battle of Yorktown
This 1765 law required colonists to pay a tax on printed materials like newspapers and legal documents.
What is the Stamp Act?
This founding father wrote most of the Declaration of Independence in 1776.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This law required colonists to provide housing and supplies for British soldiers.
What is the Quartering Act?
Said by this person, "Give me Liberty or Give me Death"
Who is Patrick Henry?
December 1776 battle was a surprise attack by George Washington against hessian troops
Battle of Trenton
Law passed by the British to use colonies' profit in order to pay their debt and stop illegal smuggling of sugar and molasses.
What was the Sugar Act?
This French military officer volunteered to fight alongside the Americans and became a close friend of George Washington.
Who is Marquis de Lafayette?
This 1764 law placed taxes on sugar and molasses imported into the American colonies.
What is the Sugar Act?
"These are the times that try men's souls" was written about this difficult time in the soldiers journey.
What is Valley Forge?
June 1775 battle showed that colonists could fight the British even though they eventually retreated
Battle of Bunker Hill
What year did the proclamation that limited colonial settlement west of the Appalachian mountains happen?
What is 1763?
This American spy was captured and executed by the British in 1776. His famous last words were, “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.”
Who is Nathan Hale?
Issued by King George III in 1763, this proclamation prohibited colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
This founding father and future President defended the British involved in the Boston Massacre in a court of law.
Who is John Adams?