Causes for War
The primary cause for anger and resentment in the colonies
No taxation without representation
The author of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
Why did women take on the traditional role of men during the American Revolution?
The men were away fighting in the war
This document was written in 1776 and specifically called from freedom from British rule
The Declaration of Independence
This man was given control of the Continental Army
George Washington
The Boston Tea Party was a protest in response to what?
Tax on tea
Leader of the Sons of Liberty
Samuel Adams
Many African Americans joined the war effort on the side if the British for this reason.
The British offered freedom to all enslaved Americans
The Declaration of Independence contains a long list of grievances, or complaints, against this man.
King George III
According to Hamilton, this man is "America's favorite fighting French man" and the man who helped to ensure French aid to the American cause.
Marquis de Lafayette
What were British troops hoping to seize in Lexington that led to the first shots of the war?
Weapons and ammunition
A fervent Patriot who famously cried, "Give me liberty or give me death!"
Patrick Henry
During the American Revolution, women took on new roles including running family businesses and ______.
Caring for wounded soldiers
The Declaration of Independence provides these three unalienable rights- life, liberty. and _____.
The pursuit of happiness
A name for a person that supported the monarch during Revolution
Loyalist or Tory
Which Act contributed to the Boston Massacre?
The Stamp Act
The author of the Olive Branch Petition
John Dickinson
The difficult winter here in 1777-1778 helped to gain widespread support for the Patriot cause
Valley Forge
The Olive Branch Petition was an attempt to do what?
Find a compromise and avoid war
This battle convinced the British that the war was too expensive to continue
Battle of Yorktown
This act included requiring colonial families to house British troops, providing food and shelter
Intolerable Acts
A Patriot artist who is credited with warning the colonists of the march of the British towards Boston
Paul Revere
This woman wrote a poem in honor of George Washington
Phyllis Wheatley
After receiving the Olive Branch Petition, King George III responded by doing this.
Sending more troops to the colonies
Most Native people fought on the side of the ___________ because they believed they would be able to keep their lands.
British