Cause and Effect
Vocab/People
Battles of the American Revolution
Miscellaneous
End of the War
100
Effect: The British gained new land in America.
What was the Cause?
The British won the French and Indian War.
100
A colonist who was ready to fight at any moment.
Minuteman
100
Commander of the Continental Army
George Washington
100
Another word for liberty is:
Freedom
100
Document written by Thomas Jefferson in which the American colonists explain their reasons for separating from Britain
What is the DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
200
Cause: Britain had a lot of debt after the French and Indian War.
What was the effect?
Britain taxed the colonists to help pay for the debt.
200
Someone who is against the King and wanted to be free from British rule.
Patriot
200
This was the first battle of the American Revolution and known as "The Shot Heard 'Round the World!"
The Battle of Lexington & Concord
200
To fight back against someone means to___________.
Revolt!
200
What day was the Declaration of Independence officially adopted?
July 4, 1776
300
Cause: A colonist and a soldier began fighting about the presence of the British in Boston.
What was the effect?
The BOSTON MASSACRE where 5 colonists died.
300
A colonist who supported King George
Loyalist
300
The battle that was a sneak attack on Christmas and the River they crossed to do this.
The Battle of Trenton and The Delaware River
300
The name for British government is ______________.
Parliament
300
Who won the revolutionary war?
The Colonists
400
Cause: King George force colonists to buy only English Tea.
What was the effect?
Boston Tea Party-people dressed as Native Americans and boarded ships and threw the tea into the Boston Harbor.
400
A nickname for the British soldiers.
Lobster back, or redcoat.
400
The battle that convinced France to become an ally of the Americans.
Battle of Saratoga.
400
What is the difference between how a King and a President become the leader of a country?
A King is born into their role while a President is elected by the people.
400
What is a treaty?
An agreement between 2 or more parties that ends war
500
These acts were passed as a punishment to the colonists for the Tea Party. It included:
The quartering act
No more town meetings
Boston Harbor closed
The Intolerable Acts.
500
A Patriot leader, and a Son of Liberty, whose midnight rides warned of the British coming to Lexington and Concord.
Who is PAUL REVERE
500
The last MAJOR battle of the war where the British surrendered and started to consider a treaty.
(Many little fights continued for 2 years after this).
Battle of Yorktown.
500
What is this a picture of
The signing of the Declaration of Independence.
500
What is the name of the Treaty that officially ended the war between the British and the colonists?
Treaty of Paris