American Revolution #1
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
What do you call the group of people who get together and make new laws?
Congress
What is a treaty?
An agreement between 2 or more parties that ends war
What is an import?
What is a port?
A place near the water where ships dock to unload their goods.
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
This was the first battle of the American Revolution
The Battle of Lexington & Concord
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
What word describes stealing something sneakily?
Smuggle
This act put a tax on tea that the colonists had to pay taxes on barrels of tea.
Tea Act
Someone who was loyal to King George
Loyalist
True or False: The Declaration of Independence ended the Revolutionary War
False
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
What is an export?
A good sent out/sold to another country
Commander of the Continental Army
George Washington
During this event, people dressed as Native Americans and boarded ships and threw the tea into the Boston Harbor.
Boston Tea Party
What day was the Declaration of Independence signed?
July 4
This is money paid to the government to pay for goods and services
Taxes
How did the colonists protest the King's unfair laws?
Boycotting tea
Who were the Sons of Liberty
Patriots or Colonists who wanted to separate from England
What did the British do that made colonist upset. This lead to the Boston Massacre.
They stopped ships from sailing in and out of the Boston Harbor.
When the colonists arrived in the New World, they were in search of these items.
Riches, Freedom of Religion
Why was King George taxing the colonists
To pay for the French and Indian War
Name the river that Washington & his troops crossed during the AR.
The Delaware River
The idea that Parliament was taxing colonists without their consent is called:
TAXATION WITH
OUT REPRESENTATION
Name 1 person who signed the Declaration of Independence
John Hancock, John Adams, Samuel Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson
This container held tea during the Boston Tea Party.
Crates
This act required colonists to allow British Soldiers to Stay in their homes
The Quartering Act
When was the first battle of the American Revolution
1775
What does it mean to declare
To make an official announcement
True or False: All colonists wanted to separate from England
False
How would you describe King George's personality?
Arrogant, rude, self-centered