Causes
Effects
People
Battles
Miscellaneous
100
Outraged colonists protested these, imposed by the British
What are taxes
100
Treaty ending the Revolutionary War
What is the Treaty of Paris
100
He drafted the Declaration of Independence (with a little help...)
Who is Thomas Jefferson
100
The American Revolution began when shots were fired here
What is Lexington
100
The Declaration of Independence claims that people have these (cannot be taken away)
What are Natural/Unalienable Rights
200
Colonists modeled their government on the government of this country.
What is Great Britain
200
This group gained respect as a result of this war
Who are women
200
Commander of the Continental Army
Who is George Washington
200
After the British started losing battles in the South, neutral colonists reacted by supporting these people.
Who are the Patriots
200
Hired soldiers who fought for pay
What are mercenaries
300
The British principle of government valued by American colonists.
What is representation in government
300
This happened to the practice of enslaving African Americans in the North after the war
What is eliminated
300
These colonists thought the Patriots were too radical
Who are the Loyalists
300
Despite their victory here, the British lost twice as many troops as did the Patriots
What is Bunker Hill
300
Location of Washington's encampment in 1777 and 1778
What is Valley Forge
400
This meeting encouraged more colonists to become politically active
What is The First Continental Congress
400
Many members of this group fled to Canada after the war was over
Who are loyalists
400
British commander who battled Washington's army
Who is William Howe
400
Patriots began to hope they could win the war after this battle
What is Saratoga
400
Name of group who led violent protests against British taxation in the colonies
Who are the Sons of Liberty
500
According to the Declaration of Independence, government's power comes from this
What is the consent of the governed
500
The American Revolution inspired other republican groups around the world to do this
What is revolt
500
French aristocrat who provided military expertise to the Continental army.
Who is Marquis de Lafayette
500
Lord Cornwallis surrendered to the Continental Army here
What is Yorktown
500
American diplomat who negotiated alliance with France
Who is Ben Franklin
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