Cause of the American Revolution
What tax angered colonists because it taxed printed papers like newspapers and playing cards?
What is the Stamp Act?
He was the leader of the Continental Army and the first U.S. President.
Who is George Washington?
The first battle of the war was here.
What is Lexington and Concord?
This document said the colonies were free from Britain.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
A colonist who supported independence.
What is a Patriot?
What was the slogan colonists used to protest taxes?
What is "No taxation without representation"?
He rode to warn that the British were coming.
Who is Paul Revere?
This 1776 battle showed the British the war would be long and hard.
What is Bunker Hill?
This document officially ended the Revolutionary War in 1783.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
A colonist who remained loyal to Britain.
What is a Loyalist?
What act forced colonists to house British soldiers?
What is the Quartering Act?
He wrote the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This battle was the turning point of the war.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
Colonists believed these were rights they had just for being British citizens.
What are natural or inalienable rights?
Another word for army soldiers.
What are minutemen?
What event involved colonists throwing tea into Boston Harbor?
What is the Boston Tea Party?
He was the King of England during the American Revolution.
Who is King George III?
George Washington crossed the Delaware River before this surprise attack.
What is the Battle of Trenton?
This part of the Constitution explains why it was written and what goals it has.
What is the Preamble?
A formal agreement between countries.
What is a treaty?
What were the Coercive Acts called by the colonists?
What are the Intolerable Acts?
He was a British general who surrendered at Yorktown.
General Cornwallis?
This battle ended the war and led to British surrender.
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
What are the “unalienable rights” listed in the Declaration?
What are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?
A group of volunteer soldiers.
What is a militia?