Key Events & Protests
This protest involved colonists dumping tea into Boston Harbor while dressed as Native Americans.
Boston Tea Party
He was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson
This was the first battle, where British soldiers on foot were too slow for colonists.
Lexington & Concord
This document listed complaints against King George III.
The Declaration of Independence
Rights you are born with.
Natural Rights
This act put taxes on newspapers, playing cards, and legal documents
Stamp Act
He was the king accused of abusing power in the Declaration.
King George III
This battle was a turning point where colonists attacked in the woods by surprise.
Saratoga
Jefferson wrote that all people have these rights.
Life, Liberty, & the Pursuit of Happiness
Abuse of power by a ruler.
Tyranny
Colonists shouted this phrase after the French and Indian War to protest unfair taxes.
"No Taxation Without Representation!"
He was the leader of the Sons of Liberty.
At this battle, colonists blocked the North Bridge from the high ground.
Lexington & Concord
This phrase means you can live the way you want as long as you don’t take away others’ rights.
Pursuit of Happiness
Having leaders who speak and vote for the people.
Representation
These men organized the Boston Tea Party.
The Sons of Liberty
This man argued rights come from a higher power, not a king.
Thomas Jefferson
This was the final battle of the war that gave the colonists victory- At this battle in the fall, colonists used camouflage with fall colors.
Yorktown
This is the day that the Declaration of Independence was signed. (We call it Independence Day!)
July 4, 1776
Colonists felt Britain had this problem when they taxed them without a vote in Parliament.
No representation
This war caused Britain to tax colonists in the first place.
The French and Indian War
This person's unfair actions inspired the phrase “tyranny.”
This war was fought between Britain and France over the Ohio River Valley.
The French & Indian War
The Declaration was written to explain this.
Why the colonies wanted independence