Causes
This war (BEFORE THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION) was very expensive, and King George decided the Americans should pay for it with taxes.
French and Indian War
What was the first battle of the American Revolution?
Lexington and Concord
Loyalist
Which two countries were involved in the war?
Britain and the 13 Colonies
This was a tax on all printed goods in America
Stamp Act
This battle was also fought at Breed's Hill
Battle of Bunker Hill
Someone who wanted their country to be free
patriot/colonist
What is the name of the Treaty that ended the war?
Treaty of Paris
This was the law that required colonists to allow British soldiers into their homes to eat and sleep.
Quartering Act
Men who were ready to fight in a battle "at a minute's notice"
Minutemen
A document that said America is their own free country
Declaration of Independence
What year did the American Revolution begin and end?
1775-1783
This was the event in which many Patriots boarded a British ship and destroyed all of the tea on board
Boston Tea Party
In the Battle of Lexington and Concord, why did the British go to Lexington?
To find Samuel Adams and John Hancock
A group of people who get together to change something they believe is wrong
protest
True or False:
Everyone believed that we should still listen to the British
False
This was the event when British soldiers fired into the crowd after being harassed by Colonists.
The Boston Massacre
Name of the person who warned the Colonists that the British were coming
Paul Revere
"No taxation without ____________"
What is another name that the British were called?
Lobsterbacks, Regulars, Redcoats