Important People
What is the nickname for British soldiers during the Revolutionary War?
What are Red Coats.
The first battle of the American Revolution.
What is The Battle of Lexington and Concord.
This war (BEFORE THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION) was very expensive, and King George decided the Americans should pay for with winning of the war with taxes.
What is the French and Indian War
What two countries fought in the French and Indian War?
Who is Great Britain and France.
He was the British King during the Revolutionary War.
Who is King George III.
The first battle in a while that the Patriots ALMOST won and inspired them to keep fighting.
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill.
This was a tax on all paper documents and newspapers.
What is the Stamp Act
A body of elected officials who make laws and represent the people.
Who is Parliament.
This was the act that allowed British soldiers to search a colonist's home for any reason.
What is the Townshend Acts.
What three regions were the 13 colonies divided into?
What are the New England Colonies, the Middle Colonies, and the Souther Colonies.
He went to France to ask them for help on the side of the Patriots.
Who is Benjamin Franklin.
This was the event in which many Patriots boarded a British ship and destroyed all of the product on board, costing the British ONE MILLION DOLLARS.
What is the Boston Tea Party
The colonists believed it was unfair to be taxed without ________.
What is representation.
What is the name of the document creating a boundary of land using the Appalachian Mountains?
What is the Proclamation of 1763.
What was the nickname for the Battle of Lexington and Concord?
What is "the shot heard around the world".
This was the event when British soldiers fired into the crowd, killing 5 innocent colonists.
What is the Boston Massacre
The Declaration of Independence defended a person's right to _____________.
What is "life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness".