People of the American Revolution
The ruler in England during the American Revolution.
King George III
The document that was signed July 4, 1776 that made Americans free from British rule.
The Declaration of Independence
This phrase was shouted by angry colonists when they protested the various acts.
"No Taxation without Representation!"
This act forced the Colonies to provide housing for British Soldiers.
The Quartering Act
American colonists who fought for freedom.
Patriot
The person who was a statesman, author, publisher, scientist, inventor, and diplomat, and was a key figure in the American Revolution.
Ben Franklin
The battle that marked the beginning of the American Revolution. Also known as "The shot heard around the world!"
Battle of Lexington and Concord
The event that happened when a group of colonists dressed up as Native Americans and dumped tea into the harbor.
The Boston Tea Party
This act forced the Colonists pay taxes on tea from the East India Company.
The Tea Act
Colonists who sided with the British and supported King George III.
Loyalist
The person most credited with writing the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson
The battle that ended the American Revolution when the Americans and French surrounded the British and forced them to surrender.
Battle of Yorktown
This war was fought between the British and the French in which the Native Americans helped the French fight. The British decided that the colonies would pay for this war though taxes.
The French and Indian War
The acts placed upon the colonists as punishment for the Boston Tea Party.
The Intolerable Acts
The army led by George Washington.
Continental Army
He wrote the pamphlet Common Sense which supported independence of the colonies from Britain.
Thomas Paine
The place where the Continental Army camped for 6 months (cold, starving, no shoes, rags). Many men died there.
Valley Forge
Crispus Attucks was the first casualty of the American Revolution when he was shot during the...
Boston Massacre
This act forced the Colonies to pay taxes on all printed materials including: legal papers, newspapers and pamphlets.
The Stamp Act
The group of men organized by Sam Adams to protest King George III taxes and who fought for the rights of the colonists.
Sons of Liberty
The Frenchman who convinced the French to help America fight for their independence.
Marquis de Lafayette
The 2nd major battle of the American Revolution that made Americans retreat because they ran out of ammunition, but the British lost more men.
The Battle of Bunker Hill
The committee that met to write a list of grievances against King George III for the unfair treatment of the colonists.
First Continental Congress
This act forced the Colonies to pay taxes on all imported goods such as glass, papers, paint, china and tea.
The Townshend Act
The untrained army who gathered together to fight at the beginning of the American Revolution.
Militia