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This document signed in 1776 by the founding fathers was largely infuenced by enlightenment thinkers.
The Declaration of Indepedance
The first new tax imposed on the colonists from Great Britain with the strct goal of raising revenue for the British empire.
the Stamp Tax
This document, signed in 1783, officially ended the American Revolutionary War.
Treaty of Paris
He led the American forces against the British.
George Washington
Thomas Paine's famous pamphlet advocating for American Indepedence from Britian.
Common Sense
Historians argue that the American Revolution both began and ended with a treaty signed in this city.
Paris
56 delegates from across the colonies joined together to coordiante action against the British. This organization was called the:
Continental Congress
This winter camp became an important moment for the Continental Army, as those who survied emerged a more hardened, better trainied, and more determined military force.
Valley Forge
He wrote the Declaration of Independance.
Thomas Jefferson
The American colonists who fought at Lexington and Concord where referred to by this nickname.
Minutemen
The British launched an all-out attack at this American city marking the Continental army's first major defeat.
New York
This confrontation on March 5, 1770, began as a protest of colonists, but ended with British soldiers shooting and killing five people.
Boston Massacre
The opening battles of the Revolution took place in this Colony.
He was the King of England during the American Revolution.
King George III
This area of land South of the Great Lakes was the main reason for the Seven Years War in North America, and the inability for colonists to settle there after the war, was the first step toward revolution.
Ohio Valley
This battle saw the Americans use Guerrilla Warfare to their advantage, capturing a large British force and supplies just south of Canada.
Battle of Saratoga
This now famous act of protest involved a group of radicals known as the "son's of liberty" dressing up like Indigenous people.
Boston Tea Party
This battle was actually lost by the Americans, but they stood their ground and had a lower casualty rate than the British. This motivated them to beleive they could actually be successful in a war with Britain.
Battle of Bunker Hill
News of the Boston Massacre was spread throughout the 13 Colonies thanks to a drawing of the event produced by this famous Patriot.
Paul Revere
This was the only Colony not represented a the Continental Congress in 1775.
Georgia
Despite being an important part of an American victory at Saratoga, this American general would eventually switch sides and fight for the British.
Benedict Arnold
In 1763, the King of England forbade American settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains beyond an imaginary boundary that was called the:
Proclamation Line
On Christmas day in 1776, Washington famously crossed the Delaware river to win this important battle.
Battle of Trenton
He helped the Americans defeat the British by convincing France to join their side.
Benjamin Franklin
This French General helped the Americans secure victory at the Battle of Yorktown.
Marquis de Lafeyette