Causes of the Revolution
This 1765 act required colonists to house and supply British troops.
What is the Quartering Act?
This document, adopted in 1776, declared the colonies' independence from Britain.
What is the declaration of independence
This document was adopted on July 4, 1776, declaring the colonies free from British rule.
What is the Declaration of Independence
This man is often regarded as the first person and African American of the American Revolution, who died during the Boston Massacre.
Who is Crispus Attucks
The slogan "No taxation without representation" was a response to this tax on printed materials.
What is the Stamp Act?
This 1763 document prohibited American colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
What is the Proclamation of 1763
What is the introduction “we the people” of the Declaration of Independence called?
What is the Preamble?
This enslaved poet became the first African American woman to publish a book in the U.S., showcasing her literary talent.
Who is Phylis Wheatley
This event in 1770 resulted in the deaths of five colonists and fueled anti-British sentiments.
What is the Boston Massacre?
This treaty ended the French and Indian War between Britain and France
What is the treaty of Paris 1763?
The Declaration lists grievances against this British King, whom the colonists accused of tyranny.
King George III
This woman is known for her letters advocating for women's rights and her role as the wife of the second President.
Who is Abigail Adams
This 1773 protest involved colonists dumping tea into Boston Harbor as a reaction to the Tea Act.
What is the Boston Tea Party
The Declaration emphasizes that all men are created equal and are endowed with these unalienable rights.
What is life , liberty, and pursuit of happiness.
This man drafted the Declaration of Independence and later served as the third President of the United States.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
These acts were passed by Britain as punishment for the Boston Tea Party
What are the intolerable acts?
The Proclamation of 1763 was largely a response to this conflict, which left Britain in significant debt.
What is the French and Indian War
Who is considered men in “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed, by their Creator, with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”
Who are white men (colonists)
This woman took her husband's place in battle after he was killed and became one of the first women to receive a military pension.
Who is Margaret Corbin?