Causes
This product was taxed under the stamp act
What is stamps/paper goods?
The general of the US Army/Militia that would be known as the first American hero
Who is George Washington
This battle was the official start of the Revolution
What is the battle of Lexington and Concord?
What is they were upset about the French and Indian/7-years war?
This document created by the Second Continental Congress was sent to the King of England, breaking up with England
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This was a large religious movement that that led to a higher church attendance than before
What is the great awakening?
The lawyer that defended the British soldiers after the Boston Massacre
Who is John Adams
This battle saw George Washington's army ambushing Hessians on Christmas Day 1776
What is the battle of Trenton?
The French fleet did this at the battle of Yorktown
What is create a blockade and stop the British Army from getting new supplies
During the First Continental Congress, this state was absent due to a conflict with natives
What is Georgia?
This movement of the 17th–18th centuries that emphasized reason, scientific inquiry, individual liberty, and political reform
What is the Enlightenment?
He wrote the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson
This battle would be the turning point of the war and would lead to the French giving the colonies aid.
What is the battle of Saratoga?
This was the largest type of aid that the French gave the colonists
What is economic aid/trading?
The First Continental Congress (1774) called for this to protest against the policies of the British Parliament
What is a boycott of British goods?
The laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 such as the Boston Port Act, Massachusetts Government Act, Administration of Justice Act, and Quartering Act; aimed at punishing Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party.
What are the intolerable acts
The British General at the battle of Yorktown
Who is Charles Cornwallis
This battle would be the end of the war, and it would soon lead to a British surrender
What is the battle of Yorktown
This French General helped George Washington at the battle of Yorktown (Troops)
Who is Comte de Rochambeau?
This would be a letter sent as an attempt at peace with the King of England
What is the Olive Branch Petition
This was the slogan that united patriots all over the colonies
What is "no taxation without representation"
The first person to die in the revolution
Who is Crispus Attucks
This battle would see Peter Salem killing British Royal Marine Major John Pitcairn.
What is the battle of Bunker Hill?
This French Admiral would supply naval support at the battle of Yorktown
Who is Admiral Paul de Grasse?
This person was the president of the First and Second Continental Congress
Who is Peyton Randolph