American Revolution #1
George Washington exposed his soldiers to disease so that their immune systems would know how to fight it off. What is this process called?
Inoculation
Complete this famous phrase: "No taxation....
"WITHOUT REPRESENTATION"
Why did the French help the colonists?
They hated the British
This document officially ended the American Revolution as an agreement of peace.
What is the TREATY OF PARIS
These Acts were created in response to the Boston Tea Party.
What are the Intolerable Acts?
Why did British colonists object to the Proclamation of 1763?
They were angry at the limits it imposed on westward expansion
Why did colonist hate the British Navigation Acts?
They were preventing colonists from trading with most other foreign countries
He was the leader of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.
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
One reason the United States won the war against Britain (there are 3)
1. Fighting on their own land
2. support from other countries
3. strong leadership
Who wrote Common Sense?
Thomas Paine
What war led to the British taking all land east of the Mississippi River?
The French and Indian War
Who was an ally of the Patriots?
The French
This act passed a law that made colonists pay tax on anything printed on paper.
Stamp Act
It was someone in the colonies who supported staying with England.
What is a LOYALIST
Dressed as Native Americans, the Sons of Liberty boarded ships and threw the tea into the Boston Harbor.
Boston Tea Party
Besides becoming a new country with new rights/freedoms, what else was in the Declaration of Independence?
explanations of why the American colonists were revolting
(list their complaints with King George)
What river did George Washington famously cross?
This person wrote the Decleration of Independance
Thomas Jefferson
In what colony did the first battles of the revolution occur?
Massachusetts
Which battle was an important win for the Patriots and helped turn the war around?
Battle of Saratoga
Which woman fired cannons for the Patriots in the war?
Molly Pitcher
What was the name of the French guy who became a general for the colonists?
Marquis de Lafayette
He was the King of England during the American Revolution.
Who is KING GEORGE III
What date was the Declaration of Independence approved by the 2nd Continental Congress?
July 4th 1776
What was the final battle of the American Revolution?
Yorktown
What are the three unalienable rights from the Declaration of Independence?
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
Why did many African Americans join the British side?
They were offering freedom from slavery in exchange for military service
Successful inventor from Pennsylvania who represented the colonies in Britain and tried to convince the British government to treat the colonies fairly.
Benjamin Franklin
Finish the phrase: Lexington/Concord was considered "the shot ..."
"heard around the world."