Causes of the Revolution
The British government was in _____________ after the French and Indian war
What is debt?
First Shots of the Revolution fired here
What is Lexington and Concord?
writer of the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
General of the Continental Army
George Washington
a complaint in the Declaration of Independence
what is a grievance?
This law stated that colonists could not move past the Appalachian Mountains?
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
Turning Point of the Revolution, French become our ally
What is Saratoga?
rights that you are born with
unalienable rights
first casualty of the American Revolution(Boston Massacre)
Crispus Attucks
imposing taxes on us without our consent
What is "no taxation without representation"
Law that forced colonists to house and supply British troops
What is the Quartering Act?
Winter camp where the Continental army becomes stronger
What is Valley Forge?
life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
examples of unalienable rights
writer of "Common Sense"
Who is Thomas Paine?
What is quartering act
This act closed Boston Harbor, took away Boston's government and reinstated the Quartering Act
What is the Intolerable Acts?
What land did the US gain as a result of the Treaty of Paris?
all land east of the Mississippi River
Enlightenment philosopher that influenced the writing of the Declaration of Independence
Who is John Locke?
Father of the American Navy
Who is John Paul Jones?
made judges dependent on his will alone
What is judges had to listen only to the King?
Why did the British Parliament(government) raise taxes on the colonists?
they were in debt from the French and Indian War
Battle of Yorktown
what date was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
July 4th, 1776
What does the word consent mean?
What is permission