American Revolution #1
He was the King of England during the American Revolution. He issued this, that angered colonists.
Who is KING GEORGE III. What is The Proclamation of 1763
Document written by Thomas Jefferson in which the American colonists explain their reasons for separating from Britain
What is the DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
What was the name of the ship that the Pilgrims came to the Americas on.
Mayflower
The 3 regions of the 13 English colonies
New England, Middle, and Southern
She wrote propaganda against the British
Mercy Otis Warren
This colony in the southern region was a safe haven for Catholic people.
Maryland
This act passed a law that made colonists pay tax on anything printed on paper.
Stamp Act
Someone that wanted to be free from British rule.
Patriot
The Patriot leader from Boston whose midnight rides warned of the British coming to Lexington and Concord.
Who is PAUL REVERE
He was the leader of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.
Who is GEORGE WASHINGTON
This confrontation on March 5, 1770, began as a protest of colonists, but ended with British soldiers shooting and killing five people.
What is the BOSTON MASSACRE
What advantage did the Patriots have?
Knowing the land
This act put a tax on tea that the colonists had to pay taxes on barrels of tea.
Tea Act
Who wrote the newspaper Common Sense?
Thomas Paine
The Declaration of Independence is an example of...
Social Contract
Who won the revolutionary war?
The Colonists
True or False:
The British needed the money from the colonist's taxes to pay for wars.
true
It was someone in the colonies who supported staying loyal to England.
What is a LOYALIST
Commander of the Continental Army
George Washington
Dressed as Native Americans, the Sons of Liberty boarded ships and threw the tea into the Boston Harbor.
Boston Tea Party
What day was the DOI approved
July 4
A colonist that did not takes sides during the American Revolution.
Neutralist
Father of the American Navy
“I have not yet begun to fight!”
first victory for an American worship
John Paul Jones
What two advantages did the British have?
Experienced military and the best Navy
What formally ended the war and what did Britain agree to?
The Treaty of Paris of 1783 - Britain agreed to recognize the independence of the Colonies and remove their troops.
What are the Unalienable Rights seen in the DOI
Life, Liberty, Pursuit of Happiness
The French and Indian War was fought between the _______________ in ________________
The French and British in North America
What were the first battles that led to the war between Britain and the colonies.
Lexington and Concord
The idea that Parliament was taxing colonists without their consent is called:
TAXATION WITH
OUT REPRESENTATION
The Intolerable Acts punished Massachusetts for the _______________.
Boston Tea Party
Was the first meeting of the colonists concerning the Intolerable Acts.
1st Continental Congress
First person to die during the Boston Massacre
Crispus Attucks
Electing delegates to assemblies was an example of which right of Englishmen enjoyed by the British colonists?
the right to self governance
Was the second meeting of the colonists that would create the Olive Branch Petition.
2nd Continental Congress
This person said "Give me liberty or give me death!"
Patrick Henry
Who provided first hand insight into the American Revolution in letters/diary
Abigail Adams