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The colonists were unhappy with taxation without representation and revolted. Britain passed the Intolerable Acts, creating the Continental Congress in the colonies, who decided that independence was beneficial for the colonies.
What is the effect of Britain passing taxes onto the colonists?
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The British fought in the New England colonies.
What is the first phase of the revolution?
100
General Gage sent soldiers to retrieve weapons from the colonists.
What is the Battle of Lexington and Concord?
100
An important military commander who was voted by the Congress to lead the Continental Army.
Who is George Washington?
100
A document describing the colonies' separation and reasons for separation from England.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
200
The Boston Tea Party and the colonists' refusal to pay for the damage to the harbor.
What are causes for the Intolerable Acts?
200
The end of the first phase of the revolution.
What is Dorchester Heights?
200
High ground that was targeted by both the British and colonists, but neither were brave enough to make the first move to capture it.
What is Dorchester Heights?
200
A lawyer who firmly supported independence from England.
Who was John Adams?
200
An essay to inspire colonists and leaders of the Continental Congress to support independence.
What is Common Sense?
300
England needed their tea company to prosper and be sold without taxes.
What is the Tea Act?
300
The second phase of the revolution.
What is the British conquering the middle colonies?
300
British victory resulted in their control of the capital of the colonies.
What is the Battle of Brandywine?
300
Traveled to Ticonderoga to retrieve artillery to bring back to Dorchester Heights.
Who is Henry Knox?
300
A letter written to the English king to request peace.
What is the Olive Branch Petition?
400
English soldiers were accused of firing into a crowd of colonists without provocation.
What is the Boston Massacre?
400
Separation of the southern and the New England colonies to stop communication.
What is the British strategy of winning the second phase?
400
Colonists gained the alliance of the French after this battle.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
400
Paid mercenaries.
Who are Hessians?
400
Acts that shut down the Boston Harbor and put General Gage as the governor of Boston.
What are the Intolerable Acts?
500
Formed immediately following the Battle of Lexington and Concord in order to decide what to do about the battles.
What is the Second Continental Congress?
500
The British tried to control the economy of the colonies.
What is the third phase of the revolution?
500
A siege at the end of the revolution that resulted in American victory.
What is Battle of Yorktown?
500
The writer of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
500
Prevented colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains.
What is the Proclamation of 1763?