Causes of Revolution
This 1765 law taxed paper goods like newspapers and legal documents.
He was the main author of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
The first battles of the war were fought at these two towns in Massachusetts.
What are Lexington and Concord?
This 1776 document declared the colonies independent from Britain.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
The Articles of Confederation were replaced by this document in 1787.
What is the U.S. Constitution?
The slogan “No taxation without representation” protested this government’s control.
What is the British Parliament?
This general led the Continental Army to victory.
Who is George Washington?
George Washington led a surprise attack on the British and Hessians the day after Christmas here.
What is Trenton?
This pamphlet by Thomas Paine argued for American independence.
What is Common Sense?
This event in Massachusetts showed the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.
What is Shays’ Rebellion?
This 1770 event in Boston increased anti-British sentiment after soldiers fired on colonists.
What is the Boston Massacre?
This inventor and diplomat helped secure French support for the colonies.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
This battle was a big win for the Americans and helped get France on their side.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
The idea that government gets its power from the people comes from this Enlightenment thinker.
Who is John Locke?
The war officially ended in this year.
What is 1783?
This series of laws punished Massachusetts after the Boston Tea Party.
What are the Intolerable Acts?
She wrote plays and poems supporting independence, known as “the conscience of the Revolution.”
Who is Mercy Otis Warren?
This was the last major battle of the war, where the British army surrendered.
What is Yorktown?
The Articles of Confederation created this type of government structure.
What is a weak central government?
Many Loyalists left the U.S. and settled in this British territory after the war.
What is Canada?
This group organized boycotts and coordinated colonial resistance.
What is the Sons of Liberty?
This traitor switched sides from the Patriots to the British.
Who is Benedict Arnold?
Soldiers spent a very cold winter here in 1777–1778 but came out stronger.
What is Valley Forge?
This 1783 treaty officially ended the war and recognized U.S. independence.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
This term describes the economic struggle faced by the U.S. after the war.
What is a postwar depression?