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He was the commander of the Continental Army and later became the first U.S. president
Who is George Washington
This 1765 act required colonists to buy special paper for legal documents.
What is the Stamp Act?
This conflict, fought between 1775 and 1783, resulted in thirteen American colonies gaining independence from Britain.
What is the American Revolutionary War?
This general, who switched sides and betrayed the American cause, famously plotted to surrender West Point to the British.
Who is Benedict Arnold?
This Founding Father has a hit musical, written and starring Lin-Manuel Miranda, tells his story, blending hip-hop, R&B, and traditional musical styles.
Colonists protested this tax by dumping tea into Boston Harbor in 1773.
What is the Tea Act?
The first battles of the Revolutionary War were fought in these two Massachusetts towns.
What are Lexington and Concord?
This document, written in 1776, declared American independence from Britain.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This British king refused to give in to colonial demands, leading to war.
Who is King George III
"No taxation without representation" was a response to this British policy.
What are taxes without colonial representation in Parliament?
The last major battle of the war took place in this Virginia town in 1781.
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
This 1783 treaty officially ended the Revolutionary War.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
These two American diplomats convinced France to support the colonies
Who is Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson
This event in 1770 led to the deaths of five colonists and increased anti-British sentiment.
What is the Boston Massacre?
This costly battle in 1775 showed that the Americans could fight against the British, despite losing.
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill?
The American Revolution helped spark this even more violent revolution in Europe just six years after the Treaty of Paris.
What is the French Revolution?
This French general helped train American troops and became a close friend of Washington
Who is Marquis de Lafayette?
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The Intolerable Acts were a series of laws meant to punish Boston for the Tea Party. Name 2 of the intolerable acts and explain how it punished Massachusetts.
Boston Port Act: Closed Boston Harbor to all trade until the destroyed tea was paid for.
Massachusetts Government Act: Stripped the colony of its democratic self-government and placed it under direct British military control.
Administration of Justice Act: Allowed British officials accused of crimes to be tried in England rather than the colonies, effectively granting them immunity.
Quartering Act: Forced colonists to provide housing and supplies for British soldiers in private buildings and homes.
Quebec Act: Expanded the Province of Quebec’s borders into land claimed by the colonies and recognized the Catholic Church, which angered the Protestant colonists.
This 1777 battle was a turning point because it convinced France to help the Americans.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
This secret organization, led by figures like Samuel Adams, protested British taxation and organized the Boston Tea Party in 1773.
Who are the Sons of Liberty?