Taxes
Why did England tax the colonies?
They were in debt from winning the French and Indian War
What act forced colonists to provide shelter to any British troops?
The Quartering Acts
The killing of 5 colonists protesting British rule in Boston
The Boston Massacre
1st President, on the quarter, leader of the Continental Army, "The father of the United States"
George Washington
Who fought in the Revolutionary War? Who won?
America (with French help) vs Britain, America won
Give me one example of what The Sugar Act taxed
Sugar, Molasses, Wine, Coffee
The Proclamation of 1763 prevented the colonists from doing what?
Settling in the new territory won from France in the French and Indian War
The dumpage of tea into the Boston harbour by the Sons of Liberty dressed as Indians
The Boston Tea Party
Scientist and Diplomat, Secured the alliance with France and discovered electricity. On the 100 dollar bill
Benjamin Franklin
The Surrender of the British happend at..
Yorktown
What was the first DIRECT tax on the colonists?
The Stamp Act
The group of 4 laws that locked down Massachusetts for punishment of The Boston Tea Party were known as the...
Intolerable Acts
Paul Revere and William Dawes did what to warn the leaders of the revolution that the British were coming?
Rode 15 miles on horseback at midnight
MAIN author of the Declaration of Independence, 3rd President, Founded UVA, helped douyble the size of America with the Louisiana Purchase
Thomas Jefferson
The "Shot heard around the world" was shot at..
Lexington and Concord
What tax required colonist to pay a tax on all legal documents, newspapers, and playing cards
The Stamp Act
The Sugar act was a tax on many things but it was the birth of the Colonists rally cry:
No taxation without representation!!
What were Patrick Henry's famous words spoken at a church in Richmond urging people to give up trying to be friends with Britain?
"Give me liberty, or give me death!"
Leader of England at the time of the Revolutionary War
King George III
The French and Indian War was a war fought between..
England and France (With Indian help)
What would colonists do to get around the English taxes?
Hint: Starts with an S
Smuggle
The Declaratory Acts took away which tax (while declaring that Britain could do anything they wanted to the colonists)?
A) The Sugar Act
B) The Stamp Act
C) The Intolerable Acts
D) The Quartering Act
B) The Stamp Act
The meeting of 12 of the 13 colonies in Philidelphia to dicuss the Intolerable Acts was known as the...
First Continental Congress
The turncoat that was tried with treason following him switching sides from The Continental Army to the British Army
Benedict Arnold
What battles secured French help in the Revolutionary War after The American win showed France that America could hold their own?
The battles of Saratoga