Revolutionary War 1
A tax placed on paper goods in the colonies.
What is the Stamp Act?
Whose enlightenment idea of natural rights is found in our declaration of independence?
John Locke
This prohibited colonists from settling on native american land after the French and Indian War
Proclamation of 1763
Where was the final battle of the Revolutionary war?
Yorktown
This battle was the turning point for Americans- France agreed to become allies.
Saratoga
A conflict over the Ohio River Valley between the French and the British.
What is the French and Indian War?
This person wrote the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
Enslaved African American who wrote poems and plays supporting American independence and eventually gained her freedom.
Phyllis Wheatley
Fugitive enslaved African American who was the first person to die in the Boston Massacre
Crispus Attucks
Protest in Boston over the Townshend Acts; 5 colonists killed
Boston Massacre
This date is considered Independence Day. It's the day the Constitution was approved and announced.
What is July 4, 1776?
Name of Thomas Paine's writing that encouraged colonists to support independence?
Common Sense
House of Burgess member gave his “give me liberty or give me death” speech at the Virginia Assembly
Patrick Henry
A group of colonists that organized rebellion, including the Boston Tea Party. Known to tar and feather tax collectors.
Who are the Sons of Liberty?
This phrase expresses why the colonists were angry about being taxed without having any say in the matter.
What is taxation without representation?
This act said colonists must provide housing and supplies for British soldiers
Quartering act
"I regret that I have but one life to lose for my country." and then he was hanged
Who was Nathan Hale?
First Shots of the Revolutionary war took place here as British marched to capture weapons in Concord.
Lexington
Intentional spilling of British tea into Boston Harbor
Boston Tea Party
First major Battle of the American Revolution; took Brits 3 attempts to win; colonists proved they could fight, but lost the battle when they ran out of ammo.
Battle of Bunker Hill (Breeds Hill)
He was a master at guerrilla warfare in the south
Francis Marion or The Swamp Fox