Significance
The American Revolution is an example of this type of revolution
What is political?
The war officially began in this year
What is 1775?
There were a total of this many colonies
What is 13?
The Stamp Act was an example of this
What is a tax?
Americans who remained allegiant to Britain during the war were called this
Who are loyalists?
Deborah Sampson is one famous example of this in the war
What are female soldiers?
They were America’s greatest ally in the war
Who are the French?
The war ended in this month and year
When is September 1783?
This was the last battle of the American Revolution
What was the Battle of Yorktown?
This word best describes what Britain wanted
What is control?
The end of mercantilism meant the freedom for America to do this
What is free trade?
Rather than remain a constitutional monarchy, Americans fought for this type of government, sometimes called a “liberal democracy”
What is a republic?
When is 1775?
This event was the killing of citizens in Massachusetts, one of the main causes of the war
What was the Boston Massacre?
The joining of leaders across all the colonies to unite as a force to fight back against Britain was called this
What is the Continental Congress?
The protests against taxes were rallied behind this famous phrase, that ____ is tyranny
What is "taxation without representation"?
This was the first official British colony in America
What is Virginia?
The Boston Tea Party occurred in this year
When is 1773?
The peace agreement was called this
What is the Treaty of Paris?
This many countries were directly involved in the war
What is seven?
The Battle of Princeton was fought in this state
What is New Jersey?
This country continued to control most of South America after the war ended
What is Spain?
The Sons of Liberty dumped this many chests of tea into the Boston Harbor
What is 342?
The war came to an end when the British General Cornwallis surrendered in this county
What is Yorktown?
This Declaration writer was also a slaveowner
Who was Thomas Jefferson?