Towards Independence: No Taxation Without Representation
What act made a law that every piece of paper printed had to have a stamp printed on it?
The Stamp Act
What was the Boston Massacre?
A huge street fight that broke out in Boston between British soldiers and the patriots. (Some patriots died)
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
How did the British win the Battle of New York?
Using lost of their ships with cannons and engaging in hand to hand combat with the patriots.
The document written to declare the American colonies as an independent nation, free from British rule.
The Declaration Of Independence
What area of land was the French & Indian War fought over?
The Ohio River Valley
Who shot first at Lexington & Concord?
No one knows
What did the Continental Army gain from Fort Ticonderoga?
Gunpowder, Guns, and Cannons.
What battle is considered the turning point in the war?
The Battle of Saratoga
The American army during the American Revolution.
The Continental Army
What act in the colonies was never repealed?
The Quartering Act
What act caused the Boston Tea Party?
The Tea Act
Who said the famous quote, "Give me liberty or give me death."
Patrick Henry
What the the patriots most powerful alley?
The French
A pamphlet published in 1776 by Thomas Paine that persuaded many American colonists to support independence.
Common Sense
What were the Townshend Acts?
A new tax that taxed glass, paint, paper, lead, and tea. Even the loyalists didn't like it.
What did the Intolerable Acts do?
Close off Boston Harbor, more British soldiers in the colonies, no more town meetings in the colonies, and British soldiers were charged in Great Britain for there crimes.
Why did the patriots retreat from the Battle of Bunker Hill?
They ran out of ammo.
What British alley did the George Washington attack at the Battle of Trenton?
The Hessians
The unjust use of government power. A ruler who uses power in this way is called a tyrant.
Tyranny
Why did the British have to start taxing the colonies?
The British were in huge debt from the French & Indian War
Who were the members of the Sons of Liberty?
John Hancock, Patrick Henry, Paul Revere, and Samuel Adams.
What does most of the Declaration of Independence consist of?
The King's Crimes
Why were slaves on both sides of the Revolutionary War?
British - Promised freedom to any slave that fought with them.
Americans - The Declaration of Independence spoke of freedom and equal rights for everyone.
An overall plan, such as for winning a war.
Strategy