American Revolution #1
He was the King of England during the American Revolution.
Who is KING GEORGE III.
Document written by Thomas Jefferson in which the American colonists explain their reasons for separating from Britain
What is the DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
This act closed the port of Boston until the Tea lost from the Boston Tea Party was paid for.
What is Intolerable Acts
The idea that Parliament was taxing colonists without their consent is called:
What is Taxation Without Representation
Why did the American Revolution start?
What is the 13 colonies wanted their own national government
This act passed a law that made colonists pay tax on anything printed on paper.
What is the Stamp Act
Someone that wanted to be free from British rule.
What is a Patriot
The Patriot leader from Boston whose midnight rides warned of the British coming to Lexington and Concord.
Who is PAUL REVERE
This was the first battle of the American Revolution
The Battle of Lexington & Concord
Known as the female Paul Revere she rode over 40 miles to warn American militia that the British were planning to attack Danbury Connecticut.
Sybil Ludington
This act put a tax on tea that the colonists had to pay taxes on barrels of tea.
What is the Tea Act
Someone who was loyal to King George
What is a Loyalist
This document officially separated America from England
What is the Declaration of Independence
Why did African Americans fight in the American Revolution?
What is to fight for the freedom of slavery.
This Frenchmen was second in command to George Washington?
The Marquis de Lafayette
Commander of the Continental Army
Who is George Washington
During this event, people dressed as Native Americans and boarded ships and threw the tea into the Boston Harbor.
Boston Tea Party
What day was the Declaration of Independence signed?
What is the July 4
The idea that Parliament was taxing colonists without their consent is called:
What is Taxation Without Representation
This was the spy who pretended to be a runaway slave but in reality was a spy for the Americans. He smuggled British plans and positions to Lafayette and helped end the war in Yorktown
Who is James Armistead Lafayette
What was the event that left 5 unarmed colonist dead?.
What is the Boston Massacre
What is a VOCABULARY word that means to formally announce something
What is declare
The French and Indian War was fought between what two groups?
What is the French and British
The British needed the money from the colonist's taxes to pay for debt from which war?
What is the French and Indian War?
Who has the largest signature on the Declaration of Independence?
John Hancock
Who were the Sons of Liberty?
What is a group of Patriots who had secret meeting to plan protests against Britian.
First person killed during the Boston Massacre
Who is Crispus Attucks
This was the final battle of the American Revolution
What is the Battle of Yorktown
Why did the Native Americans fight for the American Revolution
What is they fought for freedom and to gain their land back
What is the definition for the word Emancipation?
What is freedom from slavery