Causes
This act, put forth by the British, forced Colonists to pay taxes on all imported goods from Britain.(Hint: Daily house items)
Townshend Acts
What direction would you travel from America to Great Britain? (Hint:North, East, South, or West)
East
King George III closed off this port in Massachusetts as a means of punishment to the colonists.
Boston Harbor
These are small, local groups of men who were trained to go into battle before the Revolutionary War started.
Militias
Paying for the cost of this war was the first reason the British needed tax money from the Colonists.
The French Indian War.
Britain punished Boston because of this incident.
Boston Tea Party.
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This ocean was sailed by those traveling back and forth between Great Britain and the Colonies.
The Atlantic Ocean.
This fort was seized by the Patriots, to get the British weapons and ammunition being stored there.(Hint the is the name of a pencil)
What is Fort Ticonderoga
What was a victory and major turning point of the Revolutionary War for the Continental Army?
The Battle of Saratoga
This event involved Patriots raiding a British ship and throwing all the tea overboard...
The Boston Tea Party.
This nickname describes the British soldiers based on appearance.
Redcoats
The Battle of Bunker Hill actually took place here.
Breeds Hill
These colonists stayed true to King George and Great Britian.
What were the Loyalists.
The first person to sign the Declaration of Independence, whose signature was very
Who was John Hancock.
This law placed a tax on printed materials in the colonies.
The Stamp Act.
This man was the main or primary author of the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson.
This large, colonial city was overtaken by the British for a time, and all travel to and from was prohibited.
Boston, Massachusetts.
The name of the governing body of Great Britain.
What is Parliament.
This famous battle happened in late September and early October in 1781, and helped to end the Revolutionary War. (Hint: General Cornwallis surrendered to the Continental Army)
The Battle of Yorktown.
Unfair laws like Colonists forced to house British soldiers... Massachusetts being taken over by British soldiers, the closing of Boston's port... All were referred to as this.
Intolerable Acts.
Who was the King of Great Britain during the time of the Revolutionary War.
King George the III
Name at least 4 of the original 13 colonies.
Massachusetts (Maine was a part of Mass.), Virginia, New Jersey, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, New York, Rhode Island, Georgia, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Delaware.
This group was organized by Samual Adams and led protests against the new taxes.
The Sons of Liberty.
In 1774, representatives from every colony except Georgia met at this gathering in Philadelphia.
What is the First Continental Congress.