American Revolution #1
King of England during the American Revolution. He issued The Proclamation of 1763 that angered the colonists.
KING GEORGE III.
Document written in which the American colonists explain their reasons for wanting to separate/break-up from Great-Britain
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
What was the name of the ship that the Pilgrims came to the Americas on.
Mayflower
What country joined the colonists to help them fight the British?
France
The first commander-in-chief or president of the new nation USA
George Washington
Tax issued by Britain in 1765, on newspapers, almanacs, pamphlets, legal documents, dice, and playing cards. Colonists had to pay for a piece of paper affixed to documents or packages to show they had been paid.
Stamp Act
Name of the group of colonists who started the Boston Tea Party.
Sons of Liberty.
The Patriot leader from Boston whose midnight rides warned of the British coming to Lexington and Concord.
Paul Revere
Motto of the Revolutionary War (Patriots)
No ______________without _______________.
No taxation without representation!
Tense relations between the British military and colonists that led to a confrontation on March 5, 1770, with colonists throwing snowballs, ice, and clubs at British troops, and ended with British soldiers shooting and killing five people.
Boston Massacre
What came first, the Stamp Act or the Townshend Acts?
Stamp Act
George Washington's decisive victory over General Lord Charles Cornwallis who surrendered; considered the last major land battle of the American Revolutionary War.
Yorktown
On September 9, 1776, the Second Continental Congress adopted a new name for what had been called the "United Colonies.” From now on they would be the _____ _____ of _________.
United States of America
Who won the revolutionary war?
The Colonists
True or False:
The British King needed the money from the colonists' taxes to pay for the French-Indian war he had won. (protecting the borders of the 13 British colonies)
TRUE
Commander of the Continental Army
George Washington
Dressed as Native Americans, the Sons of Liberty protested the tax on tea by ...
Boston Tea Party/threw the tea into the Boston Harbor.
What day was the Declaration of Independence approved?
July 4 1776
What were British soldiers called because of their red uniforms?
Redcoats or Lobsterbacks
What is it called when people refuse to buy goods from a particular group or country?
A boycott.
Large British armies were sent in North America to defend the 13 English colonies in this 7-year long war, the F ____- I____ War. The $ spent made King George III request even more taxes from the colonies to repay the war debt.
French-Indians War
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
The French - Indian War was fought between the _______________ and ________________ for the territories in North America.
The French and British
Lexington and Concord, are known as the first battles that led to the war between Britain and the colonies: it is the _______ ________ around the _______.
the shot heard around the world
How many colonies were there?
13 colonies
The first meeting of the 13 colonies where they first discussed being United Colonies against the Intolerable Acts (taxes) imposed by the British.
1st Continental Congress
the number of colonists that died during the Boston Massacre
5 civilians
What is the word that means to fight against the government?
Rebel or Protest
On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress, meeting in Philadelphia in the Pennsylvania State House (now Independence Hall), approved the ...
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence - the founding document of the United States - was adopted on July 4, 1776 by the Second Continental Congress meeting at the Pennsylvania State House, later renamed Independence Hall, in the city of P ______________.
Philadelphia