American Revolution #1
This act passed a law that made colonists pay taxes on anything printed on paper.
What is the Stamp Act
This group of people wanted to be free from King George III and British rule.
Who are the Patriots or colonists
How many British colonies formed the United States of America?
13
This confrontation on March 5, 1770, began as a protest of colonists, but ended with British soldiers shooting and killing five people.
Boston Massacre
Leader of the Continental Army
George Washington
These two countries helped Washington win the war.
France and Spain
Which country was an ally to the Patriots?
What is France
Who wrote Common Sense?
Thomas Paine
Refusal to buy goods
boycott
The British soldiers' uniforms were a bright color and made the soldiers easier to spy. For this reason, they were given this colorful nickame.
What are the REDCOATS
True or False:
The British needed the money from the colonist's taxes to pay for wars.
true
Surprise attack on the Hessians
Battle of Trenton
This document officially ended the American Revolution as an agreement of peace.
Treaty of Paris
Document in which the American colonists explain their reasons for separating from Britain
What is the DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
rallying call for the colonist when fighting against the acts imposed by Britain.
No taxation WITHOUT REPRESENTATION"
This group protested British polices and taxes
Sons of Liberty
King of England
King George III
a part time army made up of the men of a town
mininutemen
War between Britain and France over land
French and Indian War
OR
Seven Year's War
Dressed as Native Americans, the Sons of Liberty boarded ships and threw the tea into the Boston Harbor.
Boston Tea Party
The date of The Declaration of Independence. Month/Day/Year
July 4, 1776
A group of representatives from each colony met in Philadelphia PA to discuss the Intolerable Acts, but decided to try to work things out with King George.
What is the FIRST CONTINENTAL CONGRESS
Who was the first person to sign the U.S. Declaration of Independence?
John Hancock
Decisive American win, convinced the French to officially support the colonists
Battle of Saratoga
Acts passed to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party.
What are the Intolerable or (Coercive) Acts
This battle inflicted great casualties on the British, proving that the Continental Army was not easy to defeat.
Battle of Bunker Hill
Colonists who remained faithful to Britain
Loyalists
What were the first battles that led to the war between Britain and the colonies.
Lexington and Concord
This limited colonist westward movement
Proclamation of 1763
He defended the soldiers during the trial of the Boston Massacre. He later became the 2nd President.
John Adams
Forced colonists to house British soldiers
Quartering Act
This man was one of the first killed in the Boston Massacre.
Who was Crispus Attucks
Did the colonists have representation in the British government? Yes/No
No
Where did the final battle takes place before the British surrender?
Yorktown, VA
Successful inventor from Pennsylvania who represented the colonies in Britain and tried to convince the British government to treat the colonies fairly. He NEVER became president!
Benjamin Franklin
A government, like America's, in which people elect officials to represent their ideas and values in the government.
What is a DEMOCRACY