IMPORTANT PEOPLE
He wrote most of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
The first battles of the American Revolution in 1775.
What are the Battles of Lexington and Concord?
The law that taxed paper items like newspapers and legal documents.
What is the Stamp Act?
The first two battles of the Revolution where “the shot heard ’round the world” happened.
What are Lexington and Concord?
Colonists who supported independence.
Who are the Patriots?
He led the Continental Army and became the first U.S. President.
Who is George Washington?
The protest where colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
These laws taxed imported goods like tea, glass, and paint.
What are the Townshend Acts?
This Patriot victory convinced France to join the war.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
Colonists who stayed loyal to Britain.
Who are the Loyalists?
He was the British king during the American Revolution.
Who is King George III?
The document that declared the colonies independent from Britain.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
These harsh laws punished Boston after the Tea Party.
What are the Intolerable Acts?
This battle was fought mainly on Breed’s Hill near Boston.
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill?
Thomas Paine’s pamphlet that pushed many colonists toward independence.
What is Common Sense?
This French noble helped the Patriots with troops and support.
Who is the Marquis de Lafayette?
Washington’s winter camp where soldiers suffered but trained and improved.
What is Valley Forge?
The colonial complaint that taxes were unfair without a voice in government.
What is “No taxation without representation”?
The surprise attack after Washington crossed the Delaware River.
What is the Battle of Trenton?
This group protested British taxes and organized boycotts (and sometimes intimidation).
Who are the Sons of Liberty?
He is famous for warning that “the British are coming.”
Who is Paul Revere?
The battle where the British surrendered, ending major fighting.
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
The law that let the British East India Company sell cheaper tea in the colonies.
What is the Tea Act?
The final major battle where Cornwallis surrendered.
What is Yorktown?
The 1783 agreement that officially ended the war.
What is the Treaty of Paris (1783)?