American Revolution #1
He was the King of England during the American Revolution and name one act that he forced on the colonists.
Who is KING GEORGE III. What is The Proclamation of 1763 / Stamp Act / Tea Act / Intolerable Acts etc.
Document written by Thomas Jefferson in which the American colonists explain their reasons for separating from Britain
What is the DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
What was the name of the beginning of the Declaration of Independence and what comes after it?
the Preamble and the list of grievances
The 3 regions of the 13 English colonies
New England, Middle, and Southern
The first commander-in-chief
George Washington
The name of the first two battles of the American Revolution?
Lexington and Concord
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 rides 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
The Patriots were willing to give up this to gain independence
Their lives
This act put a tax on tea that the colonists had to pay taxes on barrels of tea.
Tea Act
What role did women play in the revolution?
Spies, nurses, soldiers, and much more!
The Declaration of Independence means...
that the 13 colonies have officially separated from Great Britain and King George III
Who won the revolutionary war?
The Colonists
True or False:
The British needed the money from the colonist's taxes to pay for past wars.
true
It was someone in the colonies who supported staying loyal to England.
What is a LOYALIST
Commander of the Continental Army
George Washington
Dressed as Native Americans, the Sons of Liberty boarded ships and threw the tea into the Boston Harbor.
Boston Tea Party
What day was the DOI approved
July 4
A colonist that did not takes sides during the American Revolution.
Neutralist
What is it called when people refuse to buy goods from a particular group or country?
A boycott.
What were some strengths of the Continental (13 colonies) Army?
knowing the land, fighting for liberty and family, willing to die, motivation, great leader
Over time, what did the British do that made colonists upset?
violated their rights, taxation without representation and a lack of freedom
What are the Unalienable Rights seen in the DOI
Life, Liberty, Pursuit of Happiness
The French and Indian War was fought between the _______________ in ________________
The French and British in North America
What were some strengths of the British Army?
resources, manpower, experience, a Navy
The idea that Parliament was taxing colonists without their consent is called:
TAXATION WITH
OUT REPRESENTATION
The Intolerable Acts punished Massachusetts for the _______________.
Boston Tea Party
Was the first meeting of the colonists concerning the Intolerable Acts.
1st Continental Congress
Who was the first colonist (an African American man) killed in the Boston Massacre?
Crispus Attucks
What were the colonies fighting for?
the right to self-governance, liberty, freedom, independence
Was the second meeting of the colonists that would create the Olive Branch Petition.
2nd Continental Congress
What is the "slavery grievance"?
a complaint written by Thomas Jefferson that was meant to abolish slavery in the new nation.
Writer of the letter to her husband to "Remember the Ladies"
Abigail Adams