American Revolutionary war
What is the first battle of the Revolutionary War?
Lexington and Concord.
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson.
What is the event where colonists were shot after taunting British Soldiers?
Boston Massacre
Who was the king in Britain during the Revolutionary War?
King George the 3rd.
what was one of the reasons the colonists had dissatisfaction?
The colonists had no representation in parliament
What is the last battle of the Revolutionary War?
Surrender at Yorktown
What is one of the key philosophies in the Declaration of Independence?
People establish government to protect those rights
What is the event where Samuel Adams and Paul Revere led patriots in throwing tea in the boston harbor?
The Boston Tea Party
Who was the commander in chief of the continental army?
General George Washington.
Tea Act
What is the turning point of the war?
The battle of Saratoga
How many amendments are in the Bill of Rights?
10
What is the event where delegates from all colonies except for Georgia met to discuss problems with Great Britain and to promote independence?
The first Continental Congress.
What is the name of the American Army in the American Revolution?
The Continental Army.
What act put a tax on all imported goods?
Townshend Act
What is the cold place that Washington and his troops stayed at?
The winter at Valley Forge
What convention was the Declaration signed at?
2nd Continental Congress.
What is the document that the colonists declared independance from Great Britian
The Declaration of Independence.
Who was the first casualty of the American Revolution?
Crispus Attucks
What law was passed where you had to house british solders?
Quartering Act.
What is the document that ended the Revolutionary War?
Treaty of Paris
This grievance accuses King George III of imposing taxes on the colonists without their consent — a primary complaint that helped spark calls for independence.
"No Taxation without Representation".
What is the document that was a last attempt at peace with King George III?
Olive Branch Petition
Who was the Slave that helped Paul Revere warn the Colonies that the British were coming?
Wentworth Cheswell
What acts where passed after the Boston Tea Party? This act required the colonists to pay back the tea they spilled. Closed the Boston Harbor, and had all representation in the colonones removed and replaced with King apounted Goveroners.
The intolerable acts