Battles
Which battle is known as "the shot heard around the world?"
The Battle of Lexington and Concord
Who was the leader of Great Britain during the American Revolution? (He was a tyrant)
King George III
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What is the name of the act that placed a tax on all paper products?
The Stamp Act
What is the name of the land that was fought over during the French and Indian War?
The Ohio River Valley
Which battle is known as the turning point of the American Revolution?
The Battle of Saratoga
Who was the leader of the Sons of Liberty?
Samuel Adams
What are rights that are guaranteed to everyone?
Natural Rights
What is the slogan that colonists used to protest unfair taxes?
No taxation without representation
The French
Which battle was the last battle of the American Revolution?
The Battle of Yorktown
Who is known as the biggest traitor in American history? (He was a Bad American.)
Benedict Arnold
What are the three Natural Rights found in the Declaration of Independence?
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
Which act required colonists to allow British soldiers to stay in their homes?
The Quartering Act
Which acts did King George III pass in response to the Boston Tea Party?
The Intolerable Acts
Who fought in the French and Indian War?
The British, French, and Indians
Who was the general of the American army during the Revolutionary War? (He would later become the first president of the United States.)
George Washington
When was the Declaration of Independence written?
July 4th, 1776
During which event did colonists throw snowballs at armed British soldiers resulting in colonists losing their lives?
The Boston Massacre
Why did King George III begin taxing the colonists after the French and Indian War?
The war was expensive, and England was in debt.
Put the following battles in the order they occurred: Yorktown, Lexington and Concord, Saratoga.
Lexington and Concord, Saratoga, Yorktown
Who is known for saying "give me liberty or give me death?"
Patrick Henry
Why was the Declaration of Independence necessary?
King George III was a tyrant who taxed the colonists without giving them a vote in the British government.
During which event did the Sons of Liberty disguise themselves as Mohawk Indians and throw tea into the Boston Harbor?
The Boston Tea Party
Who won the American Revolution?
The American colonists