Causes of the Revolution
This war was fought before the Revolution between Britain and France and resulted in more taxes for the colonists.
What is the French & Indian War?
This British Act taxed sugar and molasses.
What is the Sugar Act?
The author of "Common Sense"
Who is Thomas Paine?
This local battle is widely considered the major turning point in the war.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
The general of the Continental Army.
Who is George Washington?
The name of the event in Boston on March 5, 1770 that resulted in the deaths of multiple colonists outside the Customs House.
What is the Boston Massacre?
This Act created a tax for all printed materials in the colonies.
What is the Stamp Act?
Considered the primary author of the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
Washington crossed the Delaware River to fight this cold and snowy battle
What is the Battle of Trenton?
The British general defeated at Saratoga.
Who is General John Burgoyne?
The name of the event that saw colonists throw tea into Boston Harbor and resulted in the Intolerable Acts.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
These Acts placed a tax on glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea.
What are the Townshend Acts?
This document argued that independence was an obvious choice for the colonies
What is "Common Sense"?
This battle was a military victory for the British, but a moral victory for the colonists in the early days of the war
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill?
The King of England during the American War for Independence.
Who is George III?
Part of the Treaty of Paris 1763 that prohibited colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
This treaty ended the French & Indian War. Many colonists felt that it was too restrictive and caused conflict in the years that followed.
What is the Treaty of Paris (1763)?
The name of the document that says: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness..."
What is the Declaration of Independence?
"The shot heard 'round the world" was fired at this battle.
What is the Battle of Lexington (and Concord)?
The Patriot who left his bookstore in Boston to join the Continental Army. He later created a plan to bring weapons from Fort Ticonderoga to Boston.
Who is Henry Knox?
The first death of the Boston Massacre.
Who is Crispus Attucks?
These Acts were specifically enacted to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party.
What are the Intolerable Acts?
This document ended the American Revolutionary War.
What is the Treaty of Paris (1783)?
Henry Knox brought cannons from Fort Ticonderoga to this battle.
What is the Battle of Dorchester Heights?
The British General who surrendered at Yorktown.
Who is General Cornwallis?