Causes of the Revolution
The first of several taxes which upset the colonists.
What is the Sugar Act?
Author of Common Sense.
Who is Thomas Paine?
Winter of 1777, American soldiers suffered from Fatigue, hypothermia, and starvation.
What is Valley Forge?
Name a Founding Father
This economic theory allowed a mother country to control the flow of trade in the colonies.
What is Mercantilism?
The organization which dumped tea in Boston Harbor at the Boston Tea Party.
Who are the Sons of Liberty?
Leader of the Continental Army
Who is George Washington?
First battle of the Revolution, the "Shot Heard Round the World".
What is the Battle of Lexington and Concord?
Author of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
Gave the East India Company a monopoly on Tea trade.
What is the Tea Act?
The reason why the Americans were angry about all of the British taxes.
What is lack of representation in Parliament?
Reminded her husband to "Remember the Ladies".
Who is Abigail Adams?
Final battle of the Revolution, Americans captured two British generals.
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
A list of these were included in the Declaration of Independence as an explanation to why the colonists were breaking away from England.
What is a grievance?
Prohibited the colonists from moving past the Appalachian Mountains.
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
Came up with the Albany Plan of Union during the French and Indian War, created the Join or Die political cartoon, and helped negotiate the Treaty of Paris 1783.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
The turning point of the war, the Americans gained international recognition and support from France.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
Prior to the Declaration of Independence, founding fathers came together here and tried to send the Olive Branch Petition to King George to avoid war, but they were denied.
What is the Second Continental Congress?
The British response to the Boston Tea Party.
What are the Intolerable Acts?
Crispus Attucks was the first casualty; British soldiers opened fire on a group of protesters.
What is the Boston Massacre?
Considered the Father of the U.S Navy.
Who is John Paul Jones?
What is the Treaty of Paris 1783?
What are Unalienable Rights?
Facilitated by the Intolerable Acts, forced colonists to allow British soldiers to be housed in their homes.
What is the Quartering Act?