Causes
This phrase became the colonists’ main complaint against taxes.
What is “No taxation without representation”?
He was chosen as commander of the Continental Army.
Who is George Washington?
Washington crossed the Delaware River to surprise Hessian troops here.
What is the Battle of Trenton?
This document announced the colonies’ break from Britain.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This word means an official approval of a document or law.
What is ratify?
This event occurred when British soldiers fired into a crowd, killing colonists.
What is the Boston Massacre?
At the Treaty of Paris (1783), he helped negotiate the end of the American Revolution. Name this Founding Father.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
This battle was actually fought on Breed’s Hill and was very bloody.
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill?
He wrote most of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This term refers to soldiers hired to fight for another country, like the German troops used by Britain.
What are Hessians?
This war left Britain in debt and led to new taxes on the colonies.
What is the French and Indian War?
This French officer helped train and supply the Continental Army.
Who is Marquis de Lafayette?
This battle was the turning point of the war and led to French help.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
This treaty officially ended the war in 1783.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
This form of warfare uses hit-and-run tactics and blending into the environment, often used by the Patriots.
What is guerrilla warfare?
These were the first battles of the Revolution, known for the “Shot Heard ’Round the World.”
What are Lexington and Concord?
This officer trained soldiers at Valley Forge and improved discipline.
Who is Baron von Steuben?
Soldiers suffered hunger and cold here during the winter of 1777–1778.
What is Valley Forge?
The first government of the U.S., which had no power to tax.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
A document that lists the reasons the colonies wanted to separate from Britain.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
These were the acts passed by King George after the Boston Tea Party
What are The Intolerable Acts (Coercive Acts)?
He was an American general who switched sides and helped the British.
Who is Benedict Arnold?
This was the final major battle, where Cornwallis surrendered.
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
The Articles of Confederation lacked these two key branches of government.
What are the executive and judicial branches?
This term refers to when government power comes from the people themselves.
What is consent of the governed?