People
Who was the ruler of Great Britain during the American Revolution and known as a tyrant?
King George III
This act placed a tax on tea.
The Tea Act.
The first British victory in the Revolutionary War was....
Battle of Lexington
What event was known as the shot heard round the world?
Lexington
Who fought with the British in the French and Indian War?
American colonists and Iroquois
I was the leader of the Sons of Liberty.
Samuel Adams
This act placed a tax on imported lead, glass, paper, paint and tea.
The Townshend Act
This war was fought between the British, colonists, French and Native Americans.
The French and Indian War
The French and British fought over the _____________in the French and Indian War?
Ohio River Valley.
The British soldiers were called ________ or _______ by the colonists.
Lobsterbacks, Regulars, Redcoats or Bloodybacks
Who was the lawyer that defended the redcoats after the Boston Massacre? I am also the cousin of Samuel Adams.
John Adams
This act required colonists to house and feed British soldiers.
The Quartering Act
This was the first colonial or American victory in the Revolutionary War.
Battle of Concord
Colonists fought in the Revolutionary War to________
gain their independence or freedom from Britain.
The _____________ fought with the French in the French and Indian War?
Algonquins
Who was the main author (writer) or the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
This act required colonists to pay taxes on sugar, coffee, molasses, indigo and whale fins.
Sugar Act
During this event, colonists dressed as Native Americans to board British ships and dumped tea into the Boston harbor.
Boston Tea Party
What was the main reason why colonists needed to pay taxes after the French and Indian War?
Britain wanted them to help pay off the war debt.
During the Revolutionary War, the American colonists were called ___________ or ___________ .
Rebels, Patriots, or Sons of Liberty
Who said, "Give me liberty, or give me death."
Patrick Henry
This act required colonists to buy stamps or seals for most paper goods, playing cards, pamphlets, calendars, documents, etc.
The Stamp Act
During this event, colonists protested the collection of taxes and threw snowballs at British guards. Five colonists were killed and many others were wounded in this event.
Boston Massacre
How did the colonists feel after seeing Paul Revere's engraved picture of the Boston Massacre?
They were mad or angry.
This act that closed the Boston harbor after the Boston Tea Party.
The Intolerable Acts