Causes
This act forced colonists to house troops.
What are the Quartering Acts?
This founding father was the Commander in chief of the Continental Army, considered one of the primary authors of the Declaration of Independence, leader of the Constitutional Convention, and would become the first United States president.
Who is George Washington?
This event involved people throwing tea into the Boston harbor.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
What is the act that taxed all printed material?
What is the Stamp Act?
The shot heard around the world happened there.
What was the Battle called?
Battle of Lexington and Concord?
This gave England more control over imports and exports taxed sugar, molasses.
What is the Sugar Act?
This man was a radical revolutionist, founding father, delegate from Massachusetts to the Continental Congress.
Who is Sam Adams?
The war between 13 colonies and England, held between April 1775 to October 1781 in order for the colonist to gain independence.
What was the American Revolution?
Who is the Legislative, or law making body of England?
What is Parliament?
What was it called when colonists taunted the Red coats, and 5 colonists where killed?
What was the Boston Massacre?
This repealed the Townshend Acts, gives the East India Co. a monopoly on tea imports, and taxes tea.
What is the Tea Act?
Who was the Radical revolutionist and silversmith known for his midnight ride to warn of the coming of British Soldiers.
Who is Paul Revere ?
Considered the turning point of the war it took place From September - October 1777 with a victory for the Continental Army.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
Who are the groups or rebellious colonists who boycotted taxed products?.
Who are the Sons of Liberty?
This place is where George Washington and his army suffered through the winter.
Where is Valley Forge
King George III & Parliament has the power to make laws and tax the colonies because of this?
What is The Declaratory Act?
This founding father has the biggest signature on The Declaration of Independence.
Who is John Hancock?
This event ended the evolutionary War and was accepted in 1783.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
The tax on everyday items that were not produced in the colonies?.
What is the Townshed Acts?
Held in Philadelphia, where delegates created an official army and wrote a letter (Olive Branch Petition) to King George III to ask for protection. .
What is the 2nd Continental Congress?
This limited the colonists ability to enter Ohio Valley and could not purchase or live on the land.
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
Who published Common Sense in 1776, attacking King George III and the whole idea of a monarchy.
Who is Thomas Paine?
Written in July of 1776, it states that the colonists must break ties with Britain and states their reason for doing so.
What is the the Declaration of Independence?
What Act repeals the Townshed Acts and gave the British East India Co a monopoly on tea import and taxed tea?.
It is known by 2 names (Bonus point - double or nothing)
What is the Coercive Acts?
Also call the Intolerable Acts
What was the last battle of the Revolutionary war that took place May - October 1781?
What was the Battle of Yorktown?