American Revolution #1
This was a tax on all paper goods.
What was the Stamp Act?
Document in which the American colonists explain their reasons for separating from Britain
What was the Declaration of Independence?
Name of the war which lasted eight years when colonists fought for their independence from Britain
What was the Revolutionary War?
(American Revolution)
The year the Declaration of Independence was signed
What is 1776?
Name for the Colonists' band of militias fighting the British army
What was the Continental Army?
Freedom from another country, this is what Americans fought for.
What is Independence?
A person that wanted to be free from British rule was called this.
What is a Patriot?
The King of England during the American Revolution.
Who was King George or King George III?
This tax Act was introduced in 1764, long before the war began.
What was the Sugar Act?
Name for the King's Army
What was the British Army or Redcoats?
The camp where Washington showed his leadership, keeping the army together even though they lost a quarter of their soldiers to freezing temps, starvation, and disease.
What was Valley Forge?
The leader of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.
Who was George Washington?
The official ending of the War; peace agreement.
What was the Treaty of Paris?
This Act led to the Boston Tea Party
What is the Tea Act of 1773?
The term for Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
What are Unalienable Rights?
True or false: The British imposed many taxes on the colonists, including a tax on glass/windows.
True
This person warned that the Redcoats (British army) was coming during the Battle of Lexington and Concord.
Who was Paul Revere?
The 1st Continental Congress met in this city
What is Philadelphia?
This country had a revolution soon after the American Revolution.
What is France?
1st battle of the Revolution
What was Lexington and Concord (1775)?
Famous saying that was a rallying call for the colonist when fighting against the acts imposed by Britain
What was "No taxation without representation?"
After the Battle of Saratoga, the Americans gained this country as an ally.
What is France?
The name of the British General who surrendered at Yorktown.
Who was Charles Cornwallis?
The last big battle which decided the war, where the British surrendered over 7000 soldiers.
What was the siege or battle at Yorktown?
King George's response to the Boston Tea Party
What were the Intolerable Acts (1774)?
He organized the Sons of Liberty.
Who was Samuel Adams?
A Colonist who argued that the colonies should not separate from Britain was called this.
What was a Loyalist?
First signer of the Declaration of Independence with the largest signature.
Who was John Hancock?
Some Americans wanted to make this man the first King in America.
Who was George Washington?
Main author of the Declaration of Independence
Who was Thomas Jefferson?