A Taxing Situation (WE ANGRY!!)
THIS decree by the British government banned American colonists to settle beyond the Appalachian Mountains, despite having fought in a war to win that land.
Proclamation of 1763
This 1773 protest saw colonists dump 342 chests of British tea into Boston Harbor.
Boston Tea Party
The shot heard 'round the world
Battles of Lexington and Concord
Commander in Chief of the Continental Army
George Washington
This Article of the US Constitution lays out the structure and responsibilities/powers of the bicameral federal legislative branch.
Article 1
This law taxed colonists on paper required the printing of newspapers, legal documents, and even. The paper would have a specific symbol affixed on it.
The Stamp Act
The Declaration of Independence was officially adopted and printed for distribution on THIS date.
July 4, 1776
Christmas Day...guerilla warfare...crossing the Delaware...this battle was a real morale boost for the Continental Army.
Battle of Trenton
Prussian born army officer who transformed the disorganized and exhausted Continental Army into a disciplined, professional fighting force
Baron von Steuben
This Article of the US Constitution lays out the structure and responsibilities/powers of the executive branch.
Article 2
The three "unalienable rights," according to Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin.
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
This anonymous pamphlet is the first of its kind, calling for complete independence from Britain as being ruled by such a far away, small nation is absurd.
Thomas Paine's "Common Sense"
Significant victory and turning point in the American Revolution because it convinced France to openly form an alliance with the United States, providing crucial funds, supplies, and military support.
Battle of Saratoga
America's fighting Frenchman...who became a beacon of hope of French support and aid.
Marquis de Lafayette
Article 3 of the US Constitution gives the judicial branch this power/responsibility in governance.
Interpreting the Laws
One method or protesting what colonists saw as unfair taxes was to refuse to byu British goods. This action is called THIS.
Boycott
Natural rights, consent of the governed, right to revolt! This Enlightenment thinker was referenced a lot in the writing of the Declaration of Independence.
John Locke
With the French alliance solidified, the American forces on land and French navy by sea surrounded Cornwallis to effectively end the American Revolution in this final battle in 1781.
Battle of Yorktown
Supporters of the American Revolution and the fight to separate from Great Britain would be categorized into THIS group.
Patriots
The first ten Amendments of the US Constitution is called THIS.
The Bill of Rights
The Second Continental Congress' "Hail Mary" move was to send THIS to King George III, stating they would remain loyal as along they received the same rights and representation as would any other citizen of the British Empire.
The Olive Branch Petition
Treaty of Paris (1783)
Freezing weather, food shortages, disease...but also came out a better trained, unified, professional fighting force.
Winter at Valley Forge
Benjamin Franklin
The US Constitution has THIS many Articles and THIS many Amendments (respectively).
7 Articles, 27 Amendments