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
Who was an ally to the Patriots ?
the French
Who wrote the newspaper Common Sense?
Thomas Paine
This was the name of Colonial soldiers who would be ready to resist British attack “in a minute"
Minutemen
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
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
The French and Indian War was a war between the French and who?
the British
Dressed as Native Americans, the Sons of Liberty boarded ships and threw the tea into the Boston Harbor. What was this event called?
Boston Tea Party
The date of The Declaration of Independence. Month/Day/Year
July 4, 1776
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
Where did the final battle takes place before the British surrender?
Yorktown
It was someone in the colonies who supported staying loyal to England
A Loyalist
This early battle that was lost by the Americans, proved that the Continental Army was not easy to defeat.
Battle of Bunker Hill
This means one country unites or joins with another in war.
Ally
What were the first battles that led to the war between Britain and the colonies. Also known as "the shot heard round the world"
Lexington and Concord
He was hired at Valley Forge to help the troops?
Baron Von Stueben