Events of the American Revolution
Hundreds of British soldiers and numerous high-ranking British officers were killed in this battle just outside of Boston on June 17th, 1775
Battle of Bunker Hill
July 4, 1776
This act was passed in 1765 and put a tax on all paper products like books, newspapers, and legal documents
Stamp Act
In September of 1774, elected delegates who would become the First Continental Congress, decided to meet in this city
Philadelphia
He was elected by the Second Continental Congress to serve as commander in chief of the Continental Army, and later, he’d become the first president of the United States
George Washington
This small battle was the first of the American Revolution
Battle of Lexington
Name one grievance that the Declaration of Independence mentions against the king.
Judge rules
Name two things taxed in the Sugar Act
Molasses, Sugar, Wine, Coffee, Pimento, Indigo, and Textiles.
Of the 13 colonies, this many of them sent delegates to the First Continental Congress
12
He was the first Secretary of State, the primary author of the Declaration of Independence, and our third president
Thomas Jefferson
This battle broke out on the same day as the Battle of Lexington when British soldiers encountered minutemen that had been awaiting them at a bridge crossing near a small Massachusetts town located just outside of Boston
Battle of Concord
Name the three "unalienable rights" mentioned in the Declaration of Independence.
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
This act forced colonists to house and feed British soldiers on their dime.
The Quartering Act (Intolerable Acts)
Of the 13 colonies, this many of them sent delegates to the Second Continental Congress
13
He was the only person to sign the Constitution, Declaration of Independence, Treaty of Alliance, and Treaty of Paris - he was also a very well-known and influential statesman, as well as an inventor
Benjamin Franklin
This declaration by King George III prohibited colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains.
Proclamation of 1763
This person was the President of the Congress and the first founding father to sign the Declaration of Independence (He also famously had a large signature).
John Hancock
This act was passed in 1773 and upset many of the colonists resulting in the Boston Tea Party
Tea Act
Known then as the Pennsylvania State House, the Second Continental Congress met in this building, better known today as this Hall
Independence Hall
He was an early supporter of independence from Britain who served in the First and Second Continental Congress, would become our first vice-president, and second president
John Adams
After the Boston Massacre, the Patriots utilized what to influence people's opinion about the British government.
Propoganda
Selected by the Second Continental Congress to draft the Declaration, these five individuals would be known as this
Committee of Five
In response to the passage of the numerous acts, as well as other transgressions against the colonists, the Second Continental Congress made one last attempt at resolving their differences with Great Britain with this petition
Olive Branch Petition
This was the only colony with no delegates in the First Continental Congress
Georgia
He was a senior aide to General Washington in the Revolutionary War who later founded our nations financial system and was the first Secretary of the Treasury
Alexander Hamilton