Tax Acts
Required colonists to pay for stamps on all printed materials
What is the Stamp Act
Named Commander in Chief of the colonial army due to his military experience and background as a southerner.
Who is George Washington
First battle of the Revolution, started by the "shot heard round the world"
What is the Battle of Lexington & Concord
British troops opened fire on a crowd in Boston, killing five colonists
What is the Boston Massacre
Name for colonists who are rooting for England
Who are loyalists
Gave the British East India Company a monopoly on Tea sales in the colonies
What is the Tea Act
Dock worker who was shot and killed at the Boston Massacre, considered the first death of the Revolution.
Who is Crispus Attucks
Considered a "pyrrhic victory" for the British, they won the Battle but at the cost of 1/3 of their troops due to poor strategy attacking the colonists head on.
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill
Debts from this event caused England to begin to tax the colonies
What is the French and Indian War
After this event, the British were forced to flee from Boston to Nova Scotia
What is the Siege of Boston
Shut down the Boston Harbor and made it illegal for Massachusetts to self govern or hold town meetings
What are the Intolerable Acts
Founding father who created the Join or Die cartoon
Who is Benjamin Franklin
The battle that the French joined the Americans in the Revolution, turning the tide of war
What is the Battle of Saratoga
The most influential political pamphlet in American history, also influenced the French and Haitian Revolutions
What is Common Sense
Name of the German mercenaries hired by the British
Who are Hessians
Required American colonists to provide housing and supplies for British soldiers
What is the Quartering Act
Revolutionary figure who helped the war efforts and championed woman's rights
Who is Abigail Adams
On Christmas night, the colonists launched a suprise attack on the german mercenaries
What is the Battle of Trenton
Established a line that the colonists were not allowed to settle past
Proclamation Act of 1763
This document officially ended the American Revolution
What is the Treaty of Paris
Imposed taxes on lead, paint, glass, paper, and tea
What are the Townshend Acts
Commander of the French army who joined the Americans at the Battle of Saratoga
Who is Rochambeau
The last battle of the Revolution, ended in British surrender
What is the Battle of Yorktown
European intellectual movement that promoted individual liberties, representative governments, and religious freedom
What is Enlightenment
The British General who surrendered at the end of the war
Who is Cornwallis