Reasons
The French and Indian War was fought over...
What is The Ohio River Valley?
Who was the King of England at the time of the Revolutionary War?
King George III
What was the event called where colonists dressed up as native americans and emptied crates of tea into the Boston harbor?
The Boston Tea Party
What tax was put on all paper?
The stamp act
The written document that declared Americans were their own country separate from Great Britain
Declaration of Independence
Why did Britain pass the stamp act?
They were in debt from the French and Indian War!
Who was the commander of the first continental army?
George Washington
Concord
What tax was put on paper, lead, glass, and paint
The Townshend Act
When was the Declaration of Independence signed?
July 4, 1776
Why were the 13 colonies fighting the British?
To gain their independence and freedom.
Who formed the patriot group, The Sons of Liberty?
Samuel Adams
In the first battle of the revolutionary war, what was the town where the colonists defeated the British?
Concord
This prohibited colonists from settling West of the Appalachian mountains
Proclamation of 1763
Where was the final battle of the revolutionary war?
Yorktown
Why was George Washington able to cross the Delaware river in secret, without being spotted by German soldiers?
A large cloud of fog rolled in the night of their escape
Who warned the colonists that the British were coming?
Paul Revere
What was the show heard around the world?
The first shot fired of the revolutionary war.
Daily Double!! What act forced colonists to feed and house British soldiers?
The quartering act
Three unalienable rights listed in the Declaration of Independence
Life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness
What treaty ended the revolutionary war?
The Treaty of Paris
Who wrote the declaration of independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Written by Thomas Paine, it is still the highest selling book in American History (based on population).
Common Sense
What was the strategy colonists used to defeat taxes? They would do this to the goods, services, and businesses that King George III supported
Boycotting
What year did the revolutionary war end?
1783