Tax Me If You Can
This protest happened after the Tea Act
Boston Tea Party
What started with snowballs dramatically shifted to gunshots in this Boston event.
Boston Massacre
These were the first battles of the Revolutionary War.
Battles of Lexington and Concord
This person was the leader of the Continental Army.
George Washington
A person who supported Great Britain during the Revolutionary War.
Loyalist
This act created a tax on all printed goods
Stamp Act
When was the Declaration of Independence signed?
July 4, 1776
This battle was the turning point of the American Revolution.
Battle of Saratoga
This person left France to fight alongside the Patriots. He was promoted to the rank of Major General by Washington.
Marquis de Lafayette
Refusal to buy certain goods
boycott
What was the Quartering Act?
Law that required the American colonists to provide housing and supplies for British soldiers stationed in the colonies
What was the name of the punishment that Great Britain issued after the Boston Tea Party?
Intolerable Acts
This victory effectively ended major fighting and paved the way for the Treaty of Paris (1783).
Siege of Yorktown
This person used her writing to criticize British policies and support the Patriot cause.
Mercy Otis Warren
A hired soldier
mercenary
Name two ways the colonists protested the Stamp Act
- boycott British goods
- destroyed/burned stamps
- wrote letters to Parliament
- held meetings
What was the name of the group of rebels responsible for the Boston Tea Party?
Sons of Liberty
What river did the Continental Army cross on Christmas Day 1776?
Delaware River
This person betrayed the Continental Army and collaborated with the British.
Benedict Arnold
The Student Council needed to boost their ___________, so they held a fundraiser.
revenue
Name two items that were taxed under the Townshend Acts.
Glass
Lead
Paper
Paint
Tea
Name two parts of the Intolerable Acts
- no town meetings
- closed Boston ports
- British officials accused of crimes can have their trial outside MA
- renewed the Quartering Act
Who was the Prussian military leader who helped train the soldiers at Valley Forge?
Von Steuben
This was the British general who surrendered at Yorktown.
Charles Cornwallis
The government _____________ a law banning alcohol.
repealed