Taxation
What is: Representation
He was the General of the Colonial Army and the first President of the United States
Who is: George Washington
The Battle of Saratoga took place in which US state?
What is: New York
This battle was considered a turning point in the war because France joined the colonists after their victory.
The Townsend Act imposed taxes on glass, cloth, paint, lead, and __________ (a popular caffeinated drink).
What is Tea
He wrote the Declaration of Independence.
Who is: Thomas Jefferson
This event was lead by the Sons of Liberty in which they dumped 90,000 pounds of tea into the Boston Harbor.
What is: The Boston Tea Party.
At the Battle of Saratoga, the terrain played a big role in the colonist's win. Where did the colonists hide?
What was: in the trees/higher ground.
This was the final battle of the American Revolution
This Act placed a new tax on every piece of paper used by the colonists.
What is: the Stamp Act
He was known for alerting the minutemen of the British soldiers marching to Battle at Lexington, shouting "The Redcoats are coming!"
Paul Revere
The Intolerable Acts forced the colonists to quarter British Soldiers. What does quarter mean?
This large body of water was an obstacle for the British because it separates America and England.
What is: The Atlantic Ocean
The first battles of the American Revolution took place at Lexington and __________.
What is: Concord
This war was the reason why the British increased taxes on the colonists BEFORE the American Revolution began.
What is: The French and Indian War
This King of England did not listen to the colonist's complaints and refused to read the Olive Branch Petition.
Who is: King George III
At the Second Continental Congress, the colonists wrote and sent this petition to King George III, who later refused to even read it.
What is: The Olive Branch Petition
_________ were soldiers who could reportedly be ready in "under a minute" if they had to fight.
Who are: minutement
To protest the taxes, the Sons and Daughters of Liberty refused to buy certain items. The vocabulary term for refusing to purchase a good as a form of protest is ________.
What is: boycott
This inventor was one of the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence, and has his face on the 100 dollar bill.
Who is: Benjamin Franklin
A key principle of the Declaration of Independence states that all men are created _________.
What is: equal
The Battle of Yorktown took place on which body of water in Virginia?
What is: the Chesapeake Bay
These regiments consisted of soldiers who fought in the American Revolution but were not recognized until later in history because of their skin color.
Who are: Black Regiments