Causes
Who controlled the colonies before the American Revolution?
King George III
Who led the American army in the revolution?
George Washington
What was the name of the event where the colonists dumped the British tea in the harbor?
The Boston Tea Party
Name 3 jobs people held in colonial times
various answers
What did the Declaration of Independence do?
Declared their freedom from Great Britain
What did the colonists want in exchange for taxation?
Representation
A founding father, part of the Sons of Liberty, would later become the second president of the United States.
John Adams
What was the name of the event where 5 colonists were killed and 2 different perspectives were created?
The Boston Massacre
Which country controlled the American colonies?
Great Britain
Which country did the American colonies ask for help during the war?
France
Name 2 taxes
Stamp Act, Tea Act, Quartering Act, etc.
The main author of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
How did the Sons of Liberty and the Daughters of Liberty help the American cause?
Sons of Liberty: fighting, physical protests
Daughters of Liberty: made their own goods
True or False: Slaves fought for America in the Revolutionary War
TRUE
What does tyranny mean?
What caused the Boston Tea Party?
The Tea Act
An American diplomat, founding father, and inventor.
Benjamin Franklin
What was the American strategy to win?
Outlast them until the British don't want to pay for the war anymore
Name 5 of the original 13 colonies
various options
The name of the American general who was secretly giving information to the British
Benedict Arnold
Explain the two different versions/perspectives of the Boston Massacre.
First image vs. second image comparison
What was the name of the man who rode a horse on the Midnight Ride, warning others that the British were coming?
Paul Revere
The last battle of the American Revolution
The Battle of Yorktown
The King taxed the colonists to get money after which war?
The French & Indian War
The Battle of Saratoga