Colonial Regions
Plantations & Cash Crops
What are the Southern Colonies?
This British Act taxed sugar and molasses.
What is the Sugar Act?
The author of "Common Sense"
Who is Thomas Paine?
This 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?
Cold, long winters
What are the New England colonies?
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?
Religious Freedom
What are the Middle Colonies?
Part of the Treaty of Paris 1763 that prohibited colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
This document argued that independence was an obvious choice for the colonies
What is "Common Sense"?
This battle was a 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?
What are the New England colonies?
These Acts were specifically enacted to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party.
What are the Intolerable Acts?
"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 & 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?
This region had many merchants and thriving trade
What are the Middle Colonies?
The first death of the Boston Massacre.
Who is Crispus Attucks?
"These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will shrink from the service of their country..."
What is the American Crisis?
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?