Tensions with Britain
King George had lots of _____ after the French and Indian War.
Debt
A massacre took place in this city. It started with angry colonists throwing snowballs.
Boston
Thomas Jefferson wrote this important American document.
Declaration of Independence.
True or False: Women played a part in the war?
TRUE
The name of the last major battle of the war.
The Battle of Yorktown
Colonists often said this when upset about the taxes created by Great Britain.
"No Taxation without Representation!"
Name the event: Colonists dressed up as Native Americans and dumped tea in the harbor.
Boston Tea Party
At the Second Continental Congress, this man was appointed to lead the Continental Army
George Washington
The first ally of the Patriots
France
The type of land the British was trapped on
A peninsula
Name three things that the Stamp Act put a tax on.
paper products, legal documents, playing cards, newspapers
This series of acts forced colonists to give shelter and food to British troops, navy ships blocked Boston Harbor, and more troops were sent to Boston.
Intolerable Acts
Thomas Paine wrote this text trying to convince colonists to fight for independence.
Common Sense
George Washington and his troops crossed the Delaware River on this holiday.
Christmas Day
The name of the peace treaty that was signed between the British and America
Treaty of Paris
Many colonists decided not to buy taxed items. This was called...
Boycott
Patrick Henry
The name of the petition that the colonists sent King George after the Second Continental Congress.
Olive Branch Petition
The location that American troops spent the winter
Valley Forge
The year that the American Revolution ended
1781
This act taxed glass, lead, paint, wool, and paper
Townshend Act
The first shots of the war were at this location
Lexington and Concord
True or False: In 1776, the phrase "all men are created equal" applied to everybody.
False
Name one cause of death during the winter at Valley Forge.
Starvation, Disease, Cold, Lack of supplies
The body of water that surrounded the peninsula during the Battle of Yorktown
Chesapeake Bay