Events of the American Revolution
"Shot heard 'round the world"
What are the battles of Lexington and Concord?
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
Alerted the people of Lexington that the British were coming.
Who is Paul Revere?
What is boycotting?
Declaration of Independence signed
What is July 4, 1776?
Turning point of the American Revolution which resulted in the colonists receiving aid from France.
What is the battle of Saratoga?
Britain enacted this act in attempt to recover costs from the French and Indian War by placing taxes on sugar and molasses.
What is the Sugar Act?
Who is George Washington?
American colonists who wanted to gain independence from Great Britain
Who are the Patriots?
Year the Proclamation Line declared by King George
What is 1763?
What is Valley Forge?
The economic policy that restricted the colonists from trading with anyone other than England.
What is mercantilism?
He is considered the first casualty of the American Revolution after being killed during the Boston Massacre.
Who is Crispus Attucks?
You have the right to do this if the government oppresses your rights
What is alter or abolish it
The year the British surrendered to Americans in Saratoga, New York
What is 1777?
What is the battle of Yorktown?
The British government sent over troops and forced colonists to house them.
What is the Quartering Act?
"Give me liberty or give me death"
Who is Patrick Henry?
Rights given to you at birth
What are unalienable rights?
Treaty of Paris signed
What is 1783?
This officially ended the Revolutionary War and gave the colonies their independence from Great Britain.
What is the Treaty of Paris 1783?
Tax imposed on all paper products.
What is the Stamp Act?
Leader of the Sons of Liberty
Who is Samuel Adams?
Type of fighting used by the "Swamp Fox"
What is guerilla warfare?
Townshend Acts
1767