French & Indian War
The French and Indian War was a war between which two European powers?
Britain and France
This act passed a law that made colonists pay tax on anything printed on paper
The Stamp Act
This was where the continental army faced a harsh winter
Valley Forge
Document in which the American colonists explain their reasons for separating from Britain
Declaration of Independence
Someone who was loyal to King George III
Loyalist
Who had a better relationship with local Native Americans
France
This act put a tax on tea that the colonists had to pay taxes on barrels of tea.
The Tea Act
What was the turning point in the revolutionary war?
the battle of Saratoga
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
What is it called when you stop buying things from certain places in protest?
Boycotting
Who won the French and Indian War
Britain
What was the colonists' motto protesting the taxes?
No taxation without representation
What document officially ended the American Revolution?
The Treaty of Paris 1783
What day and year was the Declaration of Independence made official?
July 4 1776
This pamphlet insulted the enemy, explained the reasons for revolt, and implored the masses to act.
Common Sense
Who did Britain expect to pay for the debt from the war?
the American colonists
Britain sent what to enforce the Acts?
British soldiers
Who aided the continental army during the revolutionary war?
France
Name one person who signed the Declaration of Independence
John Adams, Sam Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, John Hancock
What did King George III impose in ersponse to the Boston Tea Party?
The Intolerable/Coercive Acts
What was created to keep the colonists on the East side of the Appalachian Mountains?
Proclamation Line of 1763
The Sugar Act tried to stop what?
Smuggling of sugar and rum
What was the name of the British general who surrendered at Yorktown?
Cornwallis
What is a grievance the declaration of independence accused the King of?
Quartering Act, mercantilism, Tea Act, Intolerable Acts
What is the name of the colonists' famous resistance group?
Sons of Liberty