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
Complete this famous phrase that was a rallying call for the colonist when fighting against the acts imposed by Britain. "No taxation....
What is "WITHOUT REPRESENTATION"
Name of the war which lasted eight years when colonists fought for their independence from Britain
What is the AMERICAN REVOLUTION
This document officially ended the American Revolution as an agreement of peace.
What is the TREATY OF PARIS
This act passed a law that made colonists pay tax on anything printed on paper.
What is the Stamp Act
What is salutary neglect?
The mother country leaves its colony alone to as long as they are sending resources to the "mother country."
The Patriot leader from Boston whose midnight ride warned of the British coming to Lexington and Concord.
Who is PAUL REVERE
He was the leader of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.
Who is GEORGE WASHINGTON
This confrontation on March 5, 1770, began as a colonists' protest, but ended with British soldiers shooting and killing five people.
What is the BOSTON MASSACRE
Who was an ally to the Patriots ?
the French, the Dutch, and the Spanish
Who wrote the newspaper Common Sense?
Thomas Paine
What war lead to the END of salutary neglect? (the British started enforcing navigation laws after this)
The French and Indian War or the 7YW
What "resource" came from West Africa through the Triangular Trade?
Labour, slaves
This person wrote the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
What did the British do at the Battle of Yorktown?
They surrendered
Dressed as Native Americans, the Sons of Liberty boarded ships and threw the tea into the Boston Harbor.
Boston Tea Party
What did the colonial governor do?
Enforced laws set by the King, He also had the power of VETO.
What did the Proclamation of 1763 state? (after the French and Indian War, the proclamation limited the colonists from doing what?)
They were not allowed to go passed the Appalachian mountains, it was reserved for Native Americans.
A successful inventor from Pennsylvania who represented the colonies in Britain and tried to convince the British government to treat the colonies fairly
Benjamin Franklin
This was the name of Colonial soldiers who would be ready to resist British attack “in a minute"
Minutemen
Which battle was an important win for the Patriots and helped turn the war around?
Battle of Saratoga
What is the Triangular Trade? (which countries or regions were involved)
Trade between American colonies, Britain, and West Africa.
What battle is known as the "shot heard around the world"
Battles of Lexington and Concord
What is Mercantilism
Where the "mother country" takes natural and other resources from its colonies