Causes of the Revolution
This phrase meant colonists believed they should not be taxed without having a voice in government.
No Taxation without Representation
This meeting of colonial leaders organized the Continental Army.
What is the Second Continental Congress
This part of the Declaration explains natural rights.
The Preamble
These were the first battles of the Revolutionary War.
What are Lexington and Concord?
This final major battle of the Revolutionary War happened in Virginia.
What is the Battle of Yorktown
This group of colonists organized protests and boycotts against British taxes.
Sons of Liberty
He was chosen to lead the Continental Army.
George Wasington
These three natural rights are listed in the Declaration of Independence.
What are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
This battle showed the Americans could stand up to the British army.
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill
This British general surrendered at Yorktown.
Who is Charles Cornwallis
Colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor to protest this British law.
The Tea Act
He wrote most of the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson
This section lists complaints against King George III.
Grievances
This battle in 1777 became the turning point of the war.
What is the Battle of Saratoga
This treaty officially ended the Revolutionary War in 1783.
What is the Treaty of Paris
This event in 1770 occurred when British soldiers fired into a crowd of colonists.
Boston Massacre
The Declaration of Independence was approved on this famous date.
What is July 4, 1776
This document officially announced that the colonies were free from Britain.
What is the Declaration of Independence
This country became America’s ally after Saratoga.
What is France
This word means freedom for a country to govern itself.
What is Independence
These harsh British laws punished Massachusetts after the Boston Tea Party.
The Intolerable Acts
She told leaders to “Remember the Ladies” while they were forming a new nation.
Abigail Adams
The main purpose of the Declaration of Independence was to
Declare freedom from Britain
This woman disguised herself as a man to fight in the Continental Army.
Who is Deborah Sampson
After the war, this leader gave up power instead of becoming king.
Who is George Washington