Declaration of Independence
What year was the Decleration of Independence signed?
1776
What was the king of Great Britain during the time of the American Revolution?
King George lll
What was the very first battle of the American Revolution in 1775?
Lexington and Concord
Most colonists in the 1700s did this kind of work, growing crops and raising animals
Farming
What law put a tax on paper items and required an official stamp to show the tax had been paid?
Stamp Act
This city is where the Declaration of Independence was debated by the Continental Congress?
Philadelphia
Who was chosen as the commander of the Continental Army during the American Revolution
George Washington
What was the battle near Boston in 1775 that proved that colonists could fight bravely, even though they lost?
Battle of Bunker Hill
In New England, this meeting where townspeople gathered to vote and talk about problems.
Town Meeting
What law taxed sugar and helped Britain pay off its debts from the French and Indian War
Sugar act
Who is the primary author who wrote most of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Who helped convince others to support independence and helped get France to support the Americans?
Benjamin Franklin
This 1777 victory in New York was a turning point in the war that convinced France to help the Americans.
Battle of Saratoga
Farms in the Southern Colonies were very large and often used enslaved labor to grow tobbaco and rice.
Plantations
What law kept a tax on tea and gave the British East India Company power over selling tea in the colonies?
Tea Act
What group, made up of representatives from the 13 colonies, voted to approve the Declaration of Independence?
Second Continental Congress
Who was loud Boston leader and who helped organize protests like the Boston Tea Party.
Samuel Adams
At this winter camp in Pennsylvania, Washington’s army suffered but trained and became stronger.
Valley Forge
This painful system forced millions of Africans to travel across the Atlantic Ocean to be sold as slaves.
Middle passage
What act After the Boston Tea Party, led to a closed Boston Harbor and limited self‑government
Intolerable act
What is the name of rights that are described as "unalienable,".
Nataural rights
What general led the Continental Army in the Southern campaign, forcing the British to retreat to the coast?
Nathanael Greene
This 1781 battle in Virginia was the last major battle of the war and led to Britain surrendering.
Battle of Yorktown
a person who agreed to work without pay for years in exchange for a trip to the colonies, food, and shelter.
Indentured servant
What laws taxed imported goods like glass, paint, paper, lead, and tea that led to a Boycott?
Townshend Act