events leading to
American Revolution
Influences
key events
Figures of the Revolution
100

The French and Indian War led to increased enforcement of Imperial rule and the end of the period where colonists ignored law through practices such as smuggling. What was the period called? 

Salutary neglect 
100

The shot heard around the world and the beginning of the American Revolution 

Lexington and Concord 

100

This publication influenced support for the revolutionary cause 

Thomas Paine's Common Sense 

100

The winter encampment where George Washington’s Continental Army faced severe hardship in 1777-78. 

Valley Forge

100

ThePurssian General who helped turn things around during the winter at Valley Forge by organizing camp and training troops 

Baron Von Steuben 

200

Two colonial responses to the Stamp Act 

Stamp Act Congress & Sons of Liberty 

200

Washington successfully crossed the Delaware and defeated the sleeping Hessians at...

The Battle of Trenton 

200

This Enlightenment thinker’s ideas about government influenced the founding fathers and were echoed in revolutionary rhetoric.

John Locke

200

This first official battle, fought on June 17, 1775, is often considered a Pyrrhic victory for the British due to heavy casualties.

Bunker Hill 

200

This inspirational figure served as an example of the virtues of the Republican motherhood when she took up arms in the American Revolution after her husband was killed in battle 

Molly Pitcher 

300

After repealing the stamp act, Parliament passed an act authorizing them to tax the colonists at will

Declaratory Act 

300

The decisive battle of the Revolutionary War took place here in October 1781, leading to British surrender.

Battle of Yorktown 

300

He published the Pennsylvania Gazette and Poor Richard's Almanac, both publications were influential during the Revolutionary Period

Benjamin Franklin 

300

Treaty that ended the American Revolution and acknowledged the independence of the United States 

Treaty of Paris 1783

300

A founder of the Sons of Liberty, he helped organize the Boston Tea Party

Samuel Adams 

400

Colonial Response to the Intolerable Acts 

1st Continental Congress 

400

Benedict Arnold captured this location leading to the Americans gaining access to British stores of weapons

Ticonderoga 

400

The Second Continental Congress made one last plea for peace with Britain in the...

Olive Branch Petition 

400

The Declaration of Independence was the official separation of the U.S. from the British.  What aspect of the document was intended to persuade European powers to side with the Americans?

list of grievances 

400

A member of the Continental Congress, he also published the Pennsylvania Gazette and Poor Richard's Almanac, both publications were influential during the Revolutionary Period

Ben Franklin 
500

Name 4 parts of the Coercive Acts 

Closure of Boston Harbor

Revoking  of Mass Charter

Quartering Act

Quebec Act 


500
American victory at this battle led to a military alliance with France.
What is the battle of Saratoga?
500

The First Continental Congress wrote these which outlined the grievances of colonist 

Articles of Agreement or Declaration of Rights
500

The Second Continental Congress approved the first form of government for the Americas.  What was the name of this government that was also known as the Dickinson draft?

Articles of Confederation

500

The commander of the British forces during the early years of the Revolutionary War, known for his defeat at Yorktown.

Cornwallis