Battles
The shot heard around the world was heard here.
What is the Battle of Lexington and Concord?
He served as the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army.
Who is George Washington?
This Parliamentary Act taxed everything printed on paper.
What is the Stamp Act?
This was signed on July 4, 1776 in Philadelphia.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
They are also known as life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
What are unalienable rights?
After a long, cold winter here, the Continental Army emerged strong and ready for battle.
What is Valley Forge?
He was the author of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
Following the Boston Tea Party, a furious King George III had Parliament pass this.
What are the Intolerable Acts?
The year England recognized the United States as a country.
What is 1783?
This act was so hated by the colonists that Thomas Jefferson included it in Declaration of Independence.
What is the Quartering Act?
After this key victory, Ben Franklin was able to convince France to join the American Revolution.
What is The Battle of Saratoga?
He closed the ports so colonists could not export or import anything.
Who is King George III?
King George decided to impose taxation without representation also known as the Parliamentary Acts because he spent too much money winning this.
What is the French and Indian War?
In this year the Mayflower Compact was signed giving us our first example of self-government.
What is 1620?
Another phrase for personal freedoms.
What are civil liberties?
After this battle the British surrendered, ending the American Revolution.
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
His large signature is easily seen even today on the Declaration of Independence.
Who is John Hancock?
Colonists could not go West because of this Act.
What is the Proclamation Act?
This battle occurred in 1781 ending the American Revolution.
What is Yorktown?
The First and Second Continental Congress was held in this city.
What is Philadelphia?
All the land was from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River was given to the Americans after this agreement.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
He went to France to convinced the French to help the United States in the American Revolution.
Who is Ben Franklin?
After each Act the colonists fought back by doing this.
What is boycotting?
The turning point battle, Saratoga, occurred in this year.
What is 1777?
A colonist who supported King George III.
What is a loyalist?