Support for Revolution
The colonists’ slogan against British taxation without colonial say.
What was “No Taxation Without Representation”?
The faction of colonists that supported British rule.
What were the loyalists?
The leader of the Continental Army.
Who was George Washington?
George Washington’s Army that fought the British in gaining freedom.
What was the Continental Army?
This faction had French aid.
What were one of the Colonial advantages?
When a country forces their citizens to pay the government money so the government can operate.
What is taxing?
What was the Boston Tea Party?
The battle that changed the tides of the war.
What was the Battle of Saratoga?
Commander and Chief of the Continental Army.
Who was George Washington?
This faction had low morale and was fighting across an ocean from their homes.
What were one of the British disadvantages?
The war that forced the British to tax the colonists.
What was the French and Indian War?
A violent uprising that is meant to overthrow or expel a government (not a coup).
What is a revolution?
The country that strongly supported and aided the Continental Army.
What was France’s role in the Revolution?
He led the Midnight Ride.
Who was Paul Revere?
This faction lived locally and had high morale.
What were one of the Colonial advantages?
The British declaration that stopped Colonists from settling east of the Appalachian Mountains.
What was the Proclamation of 1763?
A congress that coordinated independence efforts before and during the Revolutionary War.
What was the Continental Congress?
This was the last major battle of the Revolution.
What was the Battle of Yorktown?
He was the king of Great Britain during the Revolutionary War.
Who was King George III?
This faction had a professional army.
What were one of the British advantages?
A pamphlet that encouraged colonists to seek independence from Britain, presenting arguments for self-rule.
What was Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense”?
A rallying cry for resistance against British tyranny.
What was the famous quote, “Give me liberty, or give me death!”
The British general that surrendered his army in Yorktown.
Who was General/Lord Cornwallis?
British mercenaries who got hired during the RevolutionaryWar War.
This faction had alliances with Native Americans.
What were one of the British advantages during the Revolutionary War?