Who?
The ruler of the 13 colonies?
King George III
Money paid to the government.
A tax.
March 5, 1770. A deadly street fight.
The Boston Massacre
The country that ruled the 13 colonies.
England
Why England was in debt during the American Revolution.
The French and Indian Wars (1689-1763)
A famous general of the Continental Army, who later became President.
George Washington
Places owned by another country.
Colony
December 16, 1773 A protest to show colonists were unhappy with "taxation without representation"
Boston Tea Party
The place where Washington and his troops spent a harsh winter, 1777-1778.
Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
The reason colonists protested taxes.
They did not have a voice in government.
(no representation)
A person who supported the King and liked being under his rule.
A Loyalist
To refuse to buy, use, or go to, in order to make a protest.
Boycott
1775 The first battle of the Revolutionary War, also known as "The Shot Heard Round the World"
Battle of Lexington and Concord
Trenton, New Jersey
Why King George sent military troops to the colonies.
To make colonists follow his rules.
A Patriot
This document announced that the 13 colonies ought to be separate from England.
Declaration of Independence
December 25-26, 1776. Washington and his troops crossed this river.
Place where George Washington retired, and then died.
Mount Vernon, Virginia
Why did the first flag have 13 stars and stripes?
13 is the number of Colonies
An inventor and Founding Father who helped write the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.
Benjamin Franklin
The document that officially ended the Revolutionary War.
Treaty of Paris (1783)
October 17, 1781. The location of the Patriots final victory, and British surrender, ending the Revolutionary War.
Yorktown, Virginia
Place where the Continental Congress met and worked.
Philadelphia
Why did the colonists have to give the British soldiers a place to stay and food to eat?
It was the law - Quartering Act of 1765