Causes of the Revolution
This war left Britain in debt and led to new taxes on colonists.
French and Indian War
This act angered colonists and led to boycotts of British goods (taxed paper goods) *SHOOTING GALLERY (50 Points per cup)
Stamp Act
Commander in chief of the Continental Army
George Washington
First battles of the American Revolution *(Daily Double)
Lexington and Concord
This document declared independence from Britain
*POINT TRADE (Trade points with another team)
Declaration of Independence
This document restricted colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains *Shooting Gallery (50 points per Redcoat)
Proclamation of 1763
This protest involved dumping tea into Boston Harbor.
Boston Tea Party
Leader of the Sons of Liberty who helped organize protests *Shooting Gallery (50 points per Redcoat)
Samuel Adams
Turning point battle that convinced France to help *Shooting Range (Get 50 points for every Redcoat knocked over)
Saratoga
Three unalienable rights listed in the Declaration *POINT STEAL (steal 200 points from another team)
Life, Liberty, Pursuit of Happiness
Colonists believed taxes were unfair because they lacked this in Parliament *SHOOTING GALLERY (50 Points per cup)
Representation
This term means peaceful resistance to unfair laws *(DAILY DOUBLE)
Civil disobedience
Main author of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
Harsh winter camp where soldiers were trained.
Valley Forge
What does “unalienable rights” mean?
Rights that cannot be taken away
Name one tax placed on colonists after the French and Indian War *TIME LIMIT (Choose another team to give a 5 second time limit to on their next question)
Sugar Act / Stamp Act / Townshend Act / Tea Act
These acts were passed to punish Massachusetts after the Boston Tea Party
*(Daily Double)
Intolerable Acts
Wrote "Common Sense" *SHOOTING GALLERY (50 Points per cup)
Thomas Paine
Last major battle of the war *POINT STEAL (Steal 200 points from another team)
Yorktown
This treaty ended the American Revolution *SHOOTING GALLERY (50 Points per cup)
Treaty of Paris 1783
Why did Britain begin taxing the colonies? *Shooting Range (Get 50 points for every Redcoat knocked over)
To pay off war debt
What was one effect of the Intolerable Acts?
Boston Harbor closed/No local government/First Continental Congress/pushed towards war
Frenchman that aided the U.S.
Marquis de Lafayette
Why was the Battle of Saratoga important *PUSHUPS (Get it wrong and a team member has to do 10 pushups)
It convinced France to join the war
What are grievances?
Formal complaints