Vocabulary
This is a lawmaking body in Great Britain.
What is Parliament?
This was a major cause of the American Revolution involving unfair taxes.
What is taxation without representation?
This king ruled Great Britain during the Revolution.
Who is King George III?
These were the first battles of the war.
What are Lexington and Concord?
What event in 1775 marked the beginning of the American Revolution?
What are Lexington and Concord?
This term means being taxed without having a voice in government.
What is taxation without representation?
This protest involved colonists dumping tea into Boston Harbor.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
He was the leader of the Continental Army.
Who is George Washington?
This battle convinced France to help the Americans.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
What group of colonists supported independence from Great Britain?
What are Patriots?
This is when people refuse to buy goods as a protest.
What is a boycott?
This act taxed printed materials like newspapers.
What is the Stamp Act?
He warned colonists that the British were coming.
Who is Paul Revere?
This battle is known for “Don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes.” ***!!!
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill?
In what year was the Declaration of Independence signed?
What is 1776?
These were colonists who supported independence.
What is a Patriot?
These laws punished colonists after the Boston Tea Party.
What are the Intolerable Acts?
He mainly wrote the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This was the final major battle of the war.
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
What protest involved colonists dumping British tea into Boston Harbor?
What is the Boston Tea Party?
This group of civilian soldiers was ready to fight quickly.
What are Minutemen?
This meeting brought colonies together to protest British policies.
What is the First Continental Congress?
This group organized protests against British rule.
Who are the Sons of Liberty?
This treaty ended the war and recognized American independence.
What is the Treaty of Paris (1783)?
What battle is considered the final major battle of the American Revolution?
What is Yorktown?