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The first internal tax levied directly on American colonists by the British Parliament, imposed a tax on all paper documents in the colonies.
What was the Stamp Act
British General Lord Charles Cornwallis and his army surrendered to General George Washington’s American force. Last major battle of the American Revolution
What was the Battle of Yorktown
The ruler of Great Britain during the American Revolution
Who was King George III
Only state to not send a delegate to the Continental Congress
What is Rhode Island
Were used during the biggest naval battles of the American Revolution, soldiers had to light a fuse from the top of these hollow cast-iron spheres.
What was a hand grenade
Required the colonies to house British soldiers in barracks provided by the colonies
What was the Quartering Act
Kicked off the American Revolutionary War, hundreds of British troops marched from Boston to nearby Concord in order to seize an arms cache
What was the Battle of Lexington and Concord
Commander of the Continental Army, became the first president of the United States
Who was George Washington
A deadly riot that occurred on March 5, 1770, on King Street in Boston, first killed was Crispus Attucks
What was the Boston Massacre
The most widely used small-arms weapon in the American Revolution, the smoothbore, flintlock, muzzle-loading muskets fired circular metal rounds and had an effective range of 175 yards
What was the Long Pattern Musket
A series of measures, passed by the British Parliament in 1767, that taxed goods imported to the American colonies
What were the Townshend Act
British defeated the Americans. Despite their loss, the inexperienced colonial forces inflicted significant casualties against the enemy, and the battle provided them with an important confidence boost
What was the Battle of Bunker Hill
German officer who served for the Continental Army at Valley Forge
Who was Friedrich Von Steuben
American colonists, frustrated and angry at Britain for imposing “taxation without representation,” dumped 342 chests of tea, imported by the British East India Company into the harbor.
What was the Boston Tea Party
Cannons, Howitzers, and Mortars
What was Artillery
passed to gain the loyalty of the French-speaking majority of the Province of Quebec
What was the Quebec Act
What was the French and Indian War
American officer who was called as a traitor after shifting his allegiances to Britain
Who was Benedict Arnold
Written by Thomas Paine, advocated independence for the American colonies from Britain and is considered one of the most influential pamphlets in American history
What was "Common Sense"
Introduced in 1769, this musket was the standard-issue infantry weapon of the British army at the start of the Revolutionary War.
What was the Short Land Musket
closed the port of Boston and demanding that the city’s residents pay for the nearly $1 million worth (in today’s money) of tea dumped into Boston Harbor during the Boston Tea Party
What was the Boston Port Act
Included two crucial battles, fought eighteen days apart, and was a decisive victory for the Continental Army and a crucial turning point in the Revolutionary War.
What was the Battle of Saratoga
American General during the Revolution, became the first Secretary of War under the US constitution
Who was Henry Knox
Was the first formal statement by a nation’s people asserting their right to choose their own government.
What was the Declaration of Independence
This model became the most common firearm carried by American troops during the Revolution next to the British Pattern 1769 Short Land musket.
What was the infantry musket Charleville