Causes
This act by put forth by the British forced Colonists to pay taxes on all imported goods from Britain.
What was the Townshend Acts
This African American woman wrote poetry to help inspire the Americans
Who was Phyllis Wheatley?
King George III closed off this water way as a means of punishment to the colonists.
What is Boston Harbor
These are small groups of men who were trained to go into battle.
What were: militias
Paying for the cost of this event was the first reason the British needed tax money from the Colonists.
What was the French Indian War.
This event involved Patriots raiding a British ship and throwing all the tea overboard...
What is The Boston Tea Party.
This nickname describes the British soldiers based on appearance.
What were Redcoats
The Battle of Bunker Hill actually took place here
What is Breed's Hill
These colonists stayed true to their King.
What were the Loyalists.
This man rode on his horse to warn the colonists that the British army was coming to Concord
Who was Paul Revere
Britain punished Boston because of this incident.
What is the Boston Tea Party.
This French Man helped the Americans win the war
Who was Lafayette
This ocean was sailed by those traveling back and forth between Great Britain and the Colonies.
What is The Atlantic Ocean.
This battle lasted during a brutal and cold winter.
What is Valley Forge
The name of the assembly where the Declaration of Independence was written and signed
What is the Second Continental Congress
This law placed a tax on printed materials in the colonies.
What is the Stamp Act.
This man actually wrote the Declaration of Independence.
Who was Thomas Jefferson.
This large, colonial city was overtaken by the British for a time, and all travel to and from was prohibited.
What was Boston, Massachusetts.
The name of an agreement between two countries to help each other
What is an alliance
This word refers to when a country stops another group from delivering supplies or troops
What is a blockade
Colonists forced to house British soldiers... Massachusetts being taken over by Thomas Gage of Britain, the closing of Boston's port... All were referred to as this.
What is the Intolerable Acts.
This British general surrendered at the end of the Revolutionary War
Who was Cornwallis
This was the name of the river that the Spanish shut off to the British
What was the Mississippi River
This group organized by John Adams led protests against the new taxes.
What is the Sons of Liberty.
This is the name of the treaty that ended the Rev. War
What is the Treaty of Paris