American Revolution #1
He was the King of England during the American Revolution.
KING GEORGE III.
Document in which the American colonists explain their reasons for separating from Britain
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Fill in the blank:
No _________ without Representation!
Taxation
What document officially ended the American Revolution?
The Treaty of Paris
This act passed a law that made colonists pay tax on anything printed on paper.
Stamp Act
The group that protested the British government
Sons of Liberty
The British decided to eat lunch before fighting when they arrived to this battle
Battle of Bunker Hill
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 did the colonists call the 4 new laws that were imposed on them?
Intolerable Acts
What the colonists called British soldiers
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
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 and year was the Declaration of Independence signed?
July 4, 1776
Who wrote the pamphlet, Common Sense?
Thomas Paine
What country helped the colonists win the war?
France