Battles, Battles, Battles!
This is the first major battle of the American Revolution, famous for the line “Don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes!”
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill?
This is the first tax the British passed to help pay for their French and Indian war debt
What is the Sugar Act?
Two groups : Colonists who remained faithful to Britain/fought for the British during the American Revolution and colonists who wanted independence and rebelled against British rule.
Who are loyalists and patriots?
This woman became the first person to successfully file a lawsuit for freedom in the state of Massachusetts
Who is Elizabeth Freeman?
This city started the American Revolution through protesting against and rebelling British rules.
What is Boston?
In this battle, George Washington and his troops crossed the ice-choked Delaware River to capture hundreds of unprepared Hessian (German) soldiers who were helping the British.
What is the Battle of Trenton?
This phrase represents how the colonists felt about people taxing them and making laws for them while in England
What is No Taxation without Representation?
This is the introduction and first part of the Declaration of Independence that states its purpose
What is the Preamble?
This event is considered the first violent conflict between Redcoats and Colonists, in which 5 colonists were killed.
What is the Boston Massacre?
This conflict marks the end of the Revolutionary War as the British are forced to surrender to the Americans
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
The British thought the colonists would follow along with this tax because it lowered the price of something, but it actually made the colonists even angrier and caused them to rebel
What is the Tea Act?
This is the reason that Black Americans fought for either the British or the Americans during the war
What is the promise/hope of freedom?
This man is the first person to be killed during the American Revolution at the Boston Massacre
Who is Crispus Attucks?
This day was celebrated by colonists as the day the British officially left America.
What is Evacuation Day?
This battle is a major turning point of the war because France decided to enter the war on the American side after they defeated the British in this battle.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
Because of this tax, colonists had to pay a tax on any paper with any printing on it like newspapers, legal documents, magazines, playing cards, deeds, contracts, bills, job contracts, and letters.
What is the Stamp Act?
These two European countries provided help to the American troops during the Revolutionary War
What are France and Spain?
The general of the American Army during the war. He is known for his brilliant strategies and leadership.
Who is George Washington?
During Winter at this location, American soldiers endured extreme cold and lack of needed supplies while also training to become a more disciplined army
What is Valley Forge?
This was the first major loss for the Americans. Losing this battle inspired Washington to adopt a defensive strategy for the rest of the war.
What is the Battle of New York?
This law forced colonists to feed and house British soldiers serving in the colonies.
What is the Quartering Act?
This 1783 document officially ended the Revolutionary War and recognized American independence
What is the Treaty of Paris?
This person is the primary writer of the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
These are the unalienable and natural rights that are promised in the Declaration of Independence for all citizens
What is life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?