Causes
The colonists and the British Parliament disagreed over this.
What is how the colonies should be governed?
This group of people took on more responsibility at home to support the war effort.
Who were the women?
This person was an enslaved African who served as a spy in the Continental Army.
Who is James Lafayette?
The was the year the war officially ended.
What is 1783?
Money paid to the government.
What are taxes?
The Declaration of Independence states that the government should be run by this.
What is the people?
This group of people served in the Continental Army and fought for their independence from Great Britain.
Who were the Patriots?
This person provided military leadership by serving as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army.
Who is George Washington?
The Declaration of Independence was adopted on July 4, _______.
What is 1776?
This is the legislative (law-making) body for Great Britain.
What is Parliament?
Parliament believed it had legal authority in the colonies while the colonists believed ___________ had legal authority.
What are local assemblies?
This group fought in the American Revolution for a better chance of freedom.
Who are enslaved Africans?
This patriot spoke out against taxation without representation by saying..."give me liberty or give me death"
Who is Patrick Henry?
This battle resulted in the surrender of the British army which led to the end of the war.
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
The act of speaking for someone else.
What is representation?
This document gave reasons for independence and ideas for self-government.
This group of people remained loyal to Great Britain.
Who were the loyalists?
This French noblemen helped the Patriots by getting French troops, ships, and money.
Who was the Marquis de Lafayette?
The unalienable rights stated in the Declaration of Independence.
What are the rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?
To rule or have authority over.
What is govern?
The reason colonists believed they should not pay taxes to Great Britain.
What is a lack of representation in parliament?
Some in this group fought along Patriots and other fought with the British.
Who were the Indigenous People?
This person provided political leadership by expressing the reasons for colonial independence in the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This event officially ended the war.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
Did not take sides.
What is neutral?