Taxes
What is a tax?
Money that people pay to help run the government
What was the first event that started to Road to the Revolutionary War?
French and Indian War
What king of England angered the colonists by taking away their rights as Englishmen?
King George III
When was the Declaration of Independence signed?
July 4, 1776
What were the colonists who remained loyal to England called?
Loyalists or Tories
What law that added to the cost of newspapers, documents, etc, was thought unfair by the colonists?
Stamp Act
Crispus Attucks was a black patriot who was killed in what event?
Boston Massacre
Name the soldiers who said they could be ready to fight at a minute's notice.
Minutemen
There are two documents with the same name that were created and signed at both the French and Indian War and Revolutionary War. What was it?
Treaty of Paris
What were the colonists who wanted to be free from England's rule called?
Patriots
What tax was placed on goods containing molasses, like coffee?
Sugar Act
What treaty ended the War for Independence?
Treaty of Paris
Name the group of representatives who met to decide what to do about England's unfair treatment of the colonies.
Continental Congress
How many signers signed the Declaration of Independence?
56
What was the group of German soldiers who fought for England called?
Hessians
What tax was placed on most common items?
Townshend Acts
What important fort did Ethan Allen and the "Green Mountain Boys" capture?
Fort Ticonderoga
Who said, "Give me liberty or give me death"?
Patrick Henry
What is a treaty?
An agreement or understanding between two or more countries.
Near what city did Washington and his men cross an icy river to surprise the Hessians at Christmastime?
Trenton
What act stated that colonists must provide housing, supplies, and services to British soldiers?
Quartering Act
During which battle did the colonists show the British that the Americans would not be easy to defeat?
Battle of Bunker Hill
When the war shifted to the Southern Colonies, who was sent to lead the American forces?
Nathanael Greene
Who's signature was the biggest on the Declaration of Independence?
John Hancock
John Paul Jones was determined to help the American Navy be successful. What was the name of his ship?