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
Encouraged her husband to think about women's rights when drafting the Declaration of Independence
Who is Abigail Adams?
Supported a strong central government.
Federalists
Had the advantage of fighting on their own land.
The colonists (Americans)
This country sent ammunition, supplies and money to the United States.
France
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
True or False: All American Indians sided with the British.
False
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
Created rules for Americans living on land west of the original states and explained that sections of the territory could become states.
Northwest Ordinance
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
The military camp where the Continental Army spent the winter of 1777-1778. Soldiers struggled with lack of food, warm clothing, and medicine to fight diseases.
Valley Forge
How did the colonists protest the King's unfair laws?
Boycotting tea
Took her husband's place firing cannons against the British when her husband was killed in Fort Washington.
Margaret Corbin
The idea of having a government ruled by the people.
Popular sovereignty
Published a pamphlet in 1776 called Common Sense, to persuade colonists to join the cause for independence
Who is Thomas Paine?
This was the final battle of the Revolutionary War, where Cornwallis surrendered.
The Battle of Yorktown
Name the river that Washington & his troops crossed during the AR.
The Delaware River
Congress is made up of what two legislative bodies?
Senate and the House of Representatives
The battle that convinced France to join the American side.
The Battles of Saratoga