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 to discuss issues?
Assembly
What is a treaty?
An agreement between 2 or more parties that ends war
France
What are the Patriots fighting for?
Independence from England
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 was the last battle of the American Revolution?
Battle of Yorktown
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
Describe the winter in Valley Forge.
Freezing, men died, Baron Von Steuben trains them to become a unified army
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
What was Francis Marions nickname?
Who were the Sons of Liberty
Patriots or Colonists who wanted to separate from England
Who represented the British in the Boston Massacre
John Adams
What is Benedict Arnold most famous for?
Being a traitor to his country
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
Which battle is considered the turning point of the war
Battle of Saratoga
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
What treaty officially ended the war? When was it?
Treaty of Paris 1783