Words That Make a Revolution
“Give me liberty or give me death!”
Patrick Henry
What was thrown during the Boston massacre (before the British started shooting)
Snowballs
How would colonists describe their commander-in-chief George Washington?
Strong, humble, kind, good leader…
What was signed to end the American Revolution War?
The Treaty of Paris
Years of the Revolutionary War?
1775-1783
“I have just begun to fight”
John Paul Jones
What was Paul Revere’s role after the Boston massacre?
Revere created a print/painting of the Boston massacre. This was used as propaganda to depict the British poorly.
The treaty of Paris was signed on September 3, 1783. What were 2 items the Colonists received from the British?
Land
Independence
What style of fighting did the American use that was different than the British?
Guerilla tactics/warfare
When was the Declaration of Independence signed (date and year)
July 4, 1776
You might have tracked the army…to Valley Forge by the blood of their feet
When we assumed the soldier, we did not lay aside the citizen
George Washington
What are 4 acts parliament passed which upset the american colonists?
Sugar Act
Stamp Act
Quartering act
Intolerable Acts
Who trained soldiers at Valley Forge?
Baron Von Steuben
Give two differences of warfare during the American revolution and today
Then: short range muskets, used bayonets, gunpowder
Today: long range and more accurate weapons, no bayonets, no one fights in straight lines
What year was the Treaty of Paris signed?
1783
“There was never a good war or a bad peace”
Ben Franklin
Why did colonists throw tea into the Boston harbor?
They didn’t agree with being taxed for tea
Describe what happened/the conditions at Valley Forge?
No battle was fought here.
There was a lot of sickness and death
There was freezing temperatures
The colonists received military training
The moral of the colonists increased
What does the phrase “taxation without representation is tyranny!” mean?
Taxing people without letting them vote on laws/rules, and no one to represent everyone's beliefs is wrong
When was the battle of Lexington/Concord?
1775
“I was hurt and angry so I turned into a traitor who fled to the British side”
Benedict Arnold
Who organized and led the Boston tea party? (What Group?)
The sons of liberty
Who wanted to be commander-in-chief but instead it was given to Washington?
John Hancock
How many barrels/chests of tea were thrown into the boston harbor?
342
The battle of Bunker Hill was fought on what actual hill?
Breed’s Hill