Reasons For War!
This royal announcement angered the colonists, because they were prohibited from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
Proclamation of 1763
This battle is considered to be the Turning Point of the Revolutionary War, because it convinced the French to ally with the United States.
Battle of Saratoga
(Saratoga)
He was picked by Congress to lead the Continental Army during the Revolution.
George Washington
Adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The Declaration of Independence
He was the first to give his life for the Patriot cause at the Boston Massacre
Crispus Attucks
It created a tax on paper which had to be paid with silver coins.
Stamp Act (1765)
The first shots of the Revolutionary War were fired HERE on April 19, 1775.
Lexington, Massachusetts
(Lexington)
The hero of Saratoga, he turned traitor and joined the British.
Benedict Arnold
Jefferson said THESE are given by the Creator and include Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of Happiness
Unalienable Rights
Washington camped the Continental Army here during the terrible Winter of 1777-78.
Valley Forge (Pennsylvania)
James Otis said THIS without representation is tyranny!
Taxation
Washington used darkness and THIS to weather condition to hide his men as they evacuated off Long Island.
Fog
Prussian drillmaster who trained Washington's men at Valley Forge.
Baron von Steuben
(Von Steuben)
Mercy Otis Warren is famous for writing one of the earliest -
Histories of the American Revolution
The French and British colonists fought for this land across the Appalachian Mountains during the French & Indian War.
Ohio Country
Parliament passed these new laws as punishment for the Boston Tea Party.
Intolerable Acts (1764)
Washington crossed the Delaware River and surprised a bunch of hungover Hessians at this important battle.
Battle of Trenton
Young aristocrat from France, he led American troops in battle.
The Marquis de Lafayette
(Lafayette)
He wrote Common Sense to encourage others to join the Patriotic movement
Thomas Paine
He fought for the Patriots at Saratoga and later became the first African American elected to public office.
Wentworth Cheswell
The British used taxation and this economic system to raise money to repay the debt from the French & Indian War.
Mercantilism
Cornwallis surrendered his British troops HERE, and Britain was forced to recognize American independence.
Siege of Yorktown
(Yorktown)
Father of the American Navy, he defeated the British in Sea Battles during the Revolution
John Paul Jones
This document forced the British to recognize American independence.
Treaty of Paris (1783)
Spied on the British and passed information to Lafayette
Armistead, James Armistead