Causes of Revolution
Event that involved dumping tea
What is the Boston Tea Party?
The place where the "Shot Heard 'Round the World" took place
What is Lexington & Concord
King of Britain during the Revolution
Who is King George the 3rd?
Announced the colonies' break from Britain
What is the Declaration of Independence?
British laws/acts that angered colonists?
What is Stamp Act, Sugar Act, Townsend Act, Tea Act, Intolerable Acts
The Final Battle; where British General Cornwallis surrendered
What is Yorktown?
Commander of the Continental Army
Who is George Washington?
Ended the war and recognized U.S. independence
What is the Treaty of Paris?
What is representation?
Battle that showed colonists could fight bravely despite losing.
What is Bunker Hill?
Main author of Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
Wrote Common Sense, a pamphlet encouraging independence
Who is Thomas Paine?
Purpose of the First Continental Congress
What is to organize and resist British rule?
Turning point; convinced France to ally with colonists
What is Saratoga?
Negotiated French support for the colonists
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
Country that became the colonists' most important ally after Saratoga?
What/Who is France?
1774 set of laws, passed to punish Massachusetts after the Boston Tea Party, closed Boston Harbor and restricted town meetings, convincing many colonists that Britain intended to strip away their freedoms.
What are the Intolerable Acts?
This December 1776 surprise attack across the Delaware River gave Washington a much-needed victory and boosted Patriot morale.
What is the Battle of Trenton?
Famous for "Give me liberty or give me death!"
Who is Patrick Henry?
Two other countries that provided support
What/Who is Spain and the Netherlands?