People of the American Revolution
Arguing with Ben Franklin caused this man to be sent away from France.
John Adams
The document that was signed July 4, 1776 that made Americans free from British rule.
The Declaration of Independence
This flaw in the AOC led to the federal Government not being able to pay back its debts
Not being able to collect taxes
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
Due to not being able to pay Soldiers during the war, it lead to this event in Massachusets
Shay's Rebellion
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
In The AOC how many of the 13 representatives needed to agree in order to pass a law
9
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 both the Olive Branch petition and the Articles of Confederation
John Dickenson
This was the final battle of the American Revolution
The battle of Yorktown
Why couldn't the federal government send the army to stop Shay's rebellion
The federal government could not raise an army since it couldn't pay soldiers
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
He was the British general that finally surrendered to the Americans at the battle of Yorktown
Cornwallis
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
What is something each of the states was printing, that today can ONLY be done by the federal government
Print money
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