13 Colonies
This British law placed a tax on printed materials like newspapers and legal documents.
What is the Stamp Act?
Commander of the Continental Army.
Who is George Washington?
A supporter of independence from Britain.
What is a Patriot?
This battle started the American Revolution. "first shots heard around the world"
What are Lexington and Concord?
This document declared independence from Britain in 1776.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
Colonists protested British policies using this phrase, arguing they had no voice in Parliament.
What is “No taxation without representation”?
King of Britain during the American Revolution.
Who is King George III?
A colonist who remained loyal to Britain.
What is a Loyalist?
This early battle proved colonial forces could stand up to the British army.
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill?
his pamphlet by Thomas Paine argued for independence.
What is Common Sense?
This event involved colonists dumping tea into Boston Harbor to protest a tax.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
Primary author of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
Compare Patriots and Loyalists in terms of motivations.
Patriots wanted independence; Loyalists valued stability and British protection.
This victory convinced France to support the American colonies.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
This first plan of government created a weak central government.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
These laws punished Massachusetts after the Boston Tea Party and were called “Intolerable” by colonists.
What are the Intolerable Acts?
This French noble helped train American troops and supported the cause.
Who is Marquis de Lafayette?
Evaluate which factor was MOST important to American victory: foreign aid, leadership, or geography.
French Support / Guerilla Warfare
The final major battle of the Revolution where British General Cornwallis surrendered.
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
his document officially ended the Revolutionary War.
What is the Treaty of Paris (1783)?
Explain how British debt from the French and Indian War contributed to colonial resistance.
Britain taxed colonies to pay war debt, angering colonists who felt unfairly treated.
Explain how Benjamin Franklin helped secure victory for the colonies.
Use of Join or Die to unite the colonies against a common threat
Construct an argument: Was the American Revolution avoidable? Use at least two causes.
Answer: Yes/no with justification (taxes, lack of representation, British control, etc.).
The location of Yorktown was on the coast, Why would it be difficult for the British to escape.
Surrounded by land and sea; French navy blocked escape while American troops trapped them.
Explain one weakness of the Articles of Confederation and its impact.
Weak federal power (couldn’t tax/raise army), leading to instability., no court system etc.