Causes
The law requiring colonists to house and supply British troops.
Quartering Act
This 1770 event was used as propaganda to rally colonists against Britain.
Boston Massacre
The first battle of the war, known as the “shot heard ’round the world.
What is Lexington?
Commander of the Continental Army.
Who is George Washington?
This group helped trap Cornwallis at Yorktown.
Who are the French Navy?
This 1765 law required colonists to pay for a seal on legal documents.
Stamp Act
John Adams defended the soldiers in this event to uphold the rule of law.
Boston Massacre
Washington’s surprise attack on the Hessians took place here.
What is Trenton
The German officer who trained troops at Valley Forge.
Who is Friedrich von Steuben?
One reason the Americans won the war.
What is knowledge of geography / leadership / motivation?
This law forbade colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
Proclamation of 1763
The main idea of the Declaration of Independence.
What is all people have natural rights and government must protect them?
The turning point of the war, convincing France to help.
What is Saratoga
British general who failed to chase Washington after New York.
Who is William Howe?
Roughly this percentage of Americans died in British prisons.
What is 33%
This set of laws punished Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party.
Intolerable Acts
The phrase that meant colonists were being taxed without having a say.
What is “taxation without representation”?
The final major battle where Cornwallis surrendered.
What is Yorktown?
Felt underappreciated and became a traitor to the Americans.
Who is Benedict Arnold?
British mistakes that cost them the war included these.
What are poor strategy, underestimating colonists, and miscommunication?
This act stated Britain had the power to make any laws for the colonies.
This 1776 document listed 27 grievances against King George III.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This treaty officially ended the Revolutionary War.
What is the Treaty of Paris (1783)?
British general captured at Saratoga.
Who is John Burgoyne?
The Americans won because of this treaty that recognized U.S. independence.
What is the Treaty of Paris (1783)?