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Causes of the American Revolution
Causes of the American Revolution
People of the American Revolution
People of the American Revolution
The Declaration of Independence
100
After what war did Britain start taxing the colonists to help pay back the war debt?
What is the French and Indian War
100
A fight between British soldiers and colonists.... 5 colonists were killed.
What is the Boston Massacre
100
Was the first President of the United States
Who was George Washington
100
Wrote the Declaration of Independence
Who was Thomas Jefferson
100
Where delegates signed their names
What is signatures
200
Taxed not only sugar but coffee, cloth, indigo, and wine.
What is The Sugar Act
200

Allowed the East India Tea Company of Britain to sell tea in America at a cheap price. Made taxed tea even cheaper than smuggled tea. They were still upset and didn't buy the tea.

What is The Tea Act

200
Who was the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence
Who was John Hancock
200
Rode on a midnight ride to warn the minutemen the British were coming
Who was Paul Revere
200
Introduction, states why the Declaration is being written
What is the Preamble
300
Taxed anything on paper
What is The Stamp Act
300
Dozens of Sons of Liberty dressed up as Mohawk Indians and boarded ships in Boston Harbor illegally. They threw the unwanted tea into the Harbor.
What is The Boston Tea Party
300
Wrote a pamphlet called Common Sense, that told the colonist it was common sense for the colonist to separate themselves from British control
Who was Thomas Paine
300
British leader that surrendered at the Battle of Yorktown
Who was Charles Cornwallis
300
States all people are equal and have the right to live life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
What is the Declaration of Rights
400
Taxed tea, glass, lead, paints, and paper that the colonies imported was later repealed, but the tax on tea remained.
What is The Townshend Act
400
The British learned that Patriots were storing gunpowder and cannons in Concord, Massachusetts. They sent soldiers to destroy the supplies.
What is The Battle of Lexington and Concord
400
A German Soldier who helped train the Minutemen during the winter at Valley Forge
Who was Baron von Steuben
400
The British Prime Minister
Who was Lord North
400
States the colonists independence from Britain
What is The Statement of Independence
500
Delegates or representatives, from each colony met in Philadelphia to discuss the Intolerable Acts.
What is The First Continental Congress
500
What was the first way the colonist were taxed?
What is The Sugar Act
500
Who was the King of England
Who was King George III
500
Was the fist person shot during the Boston Massacre
Who was Crispus Attucks
500
States all of the complaints the colonist had against the King of England.
What is the Bill of Indictment