American Revolution #1
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 Patriot leader 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
These two countries helped Washington win the war.
France and Spain
Who was an ally to the Patriots ?
the French
Who wrote the pamphlet Common Sense?
Thomas Paine
This is a written document that people sign when they agree to do something.
Petition
The British soldiers' uniforms were a bright color and made the soldiers easier to spy. For this reason, they were given this colorful nickame.
What are the REDCOATS
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, also known as a Tory.
What is a LOYALIST
He was the King of England during the American Revolution.
Who is KING GEORGE III
Document written by Thomas Jefferson in which the American colonists explain their reasons for separating from Britain
What is the DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
Complete this famous phrase that was a rallying call for the colonist when fighting against the acts imposed by Britain. "No taxation....
What is "WITHOUT REPRESENTATION"
Name of the war which lasted eight years when colonists fought for their independence from Britain
What is the AMERICAN REVOLUTION
This document officially ended the American Revolution as an agreement of peace.
What is the TREATY OF PARIS
She was known as the "female Paul Revere".
Sybil Ludington
True or False? The French and Indian War was a war between the French versus Indians.
False
Dressed as Native Americans, the Sons of Liberty boarded ships and threw the tea into the Boston Harbor.
Boston Tea Party
The date of The Declaration of Independence. Month/Day/Year
July 4, 1776
A group of representatives from each colony met to discuss the Intolerable Acts but decided to try to work things out with King George.
What is the FIRST CONTINENTAL CONGRESS
Number of crates of tea thrown overboard at the Boston Tea Party.
342
Strong disagreement or bad feelings between people.
conflict
This battle is nicknamed "the turning point" of the war.
Saratoga
This was the first MAJOR battle of the war, that was lost, but proved that the Continental Army was not easy to defeat.
Battle of Bunker Hill
This act was part of the Intolerable Acts & forced colonists to house British soldiers.
Quartering Act
What were the first battles that led to the war between Britain and the colonies.
Lexington and Concord
He was a Prussian officer, hired at Valley Forge to help the troops.
Baron Von Stueben
He is considered the first casualty of the Revolutionary War.
Crispus Attucks
He was the patriot double-agent spy who played the pivotal role of helping to win the war.
He betrayed his men to ally himself with the British and is still known as one of the most famous traitors in American history.
Who is BENEDICT ARNOLD
A slave who was known for her poetry in support of liberty.
Phillis Wheatley
Where did the final battle takes place before the British surrender?
Yorktown
Successful inventor from Pennsylvania who represented the colonies in Britain and tried to convince the British government to treat the colonies fairly. He NEVER became president!
Benjamin Franklin
A government, like American, in which people elect officials to represent their ideas and values in the government.
What is a DEMOCRACY