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
The idea that Parliament was taxing colonists without their consent is called:
TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION
Died during the Boston Massacre
Crispus Attucks
The first commander-in-chief
George Washington
What were Sam Adams' contributions to the patriot cause?
He organized the Sons of Liberty and set up Committees of Correspondence.
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 Patriots from Boston whose midnight ride 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
military effort to surround a city and prevent the people inside from receiving food or supplies.
siege
Who was a revolutionary naval leader for the Americans now known as the Father of the US Navy?"
John Paul Jones
Who wrote the pamphlet Common Sense?
Thomas Paine
Nine out of 10 British colonists in the 1700s lived on what?
On Farms
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
Mercantilism
What is the economic system where colonies could only trade with their mother country?
Dressed as Native Americans, the Sons of Liberty boarded ships and threw the tea into the Boston Harbor.
Boston Tea Party
What 3 things did the Declaration of Independence state?
1. All people are born with certain rights that cannot be taken away.
2. King III did not respect the colonist rights.
3. The colonies had the right to break away from Britain.
Which victory convinced the French to join America in the fight?
The Battle of Saratoga
What is it called when people refuse to buy goods from a particular group or country?
A boycott.
First battle of the Revolutionary War
Lexington and Concord
What lead to the Boston Massacre?
Colonists violently protesting taxes.
Which battle was an important win for the Patriots and helped turn the war around?
Battle of Saratoga
The French and Indian War was fought between the ______ & ______ on the continent of _____ ____________.
The French and British in North America
In what document are the words "unalienable rights... life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" found?
Declaration of independence
Why was the winter at Valley Forge hard for Patriot troops?
They did not have a lot of clothing or food. Many were wounded and many also died from sickness.
The Intolerable Acts punished Massachusetts for the _______________.
Boston Tea Party
This was the name of Colonial soldiers who would be ready to resist British attack “in a minute"
Minutemen
First organizing of representatives from the colonies to discuss dissatisfaction with England. Wrote the Olive Branch Petition.
What is the First Continental Congress?
Electing delegates to assemblies to make decisions was an example of which right of Englishmen?
the right to self-governance or Republicanism
Where did the final battle takes place before the British surrender?
Yorktown
This person said "Give me liberty or give me death!"
Patrick Henry
Great Britain recognized American independence after this was signed.
Treaty of Paris of 1783