Early Stages
This proclamation declared that all land west of the Appalachians was Indian Territory.
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
This act by British Parliament ended the Stamp Act but also declared that England had the right to rule the colonies
What is the Declaratory Act?
This British General was forced to surrender at Saratoga after being surrounded by the Continental Army and loaded down with unnecessary cargo, such as formal attire and many cases of champagne
Who is General John Burgoyne?
Where the first shots of the American Revolution were fired at
Lexington and Concord
After the Treat of Paris, this doubled in size for Americans
What is territory (land)?
Unofficial British trade policy for the colonies prior to the French and Indian War
What is Salutary Neglect?
These imposed acts closed Boston harbor and punished Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party
What is the Intolerable Acts?
This Prussian drillmaster taught Continental troops how to march and better prepare for war at Valley Forge
Who is Friedrich von Steuben?
The bloodiest single day of the American Revolution happened here
Bunker Hill
British promised this to encourage black slaves to escape from their masters
What is freedom for slaves who fought for them?
British imposed a direct tax on all printed materials used by the colonists
What is the Stamp Act?
This future president was not part of the Committee of 5 who were selected to write a Declaration of Independence
Who is George Washington?
In 1777, this general and leader of the continental army, had his winter headquarters in Valley Forge
Who is George Washington?
After the continental army defeat the redcoats at this battle, France agreed to being official allies
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
After the American Revolutionary War, women received more education opportunities, but did not gain this
What is the right to vote?
This act protected British and colonial shipping industries
What is the Navigation Acts?
Colonists who supported England
Who are Loyalists or Tories?
This person wrote Common Sense, which gave easy to understand arguments regarding independence
Who is Thomas Payne?
British General Howe captured this prominent city in the fall of 1777, forcing members of the Continental Congress to flee
What is Philadelphia?
This treaty with the French recognized the U.S. as an independent nation
What is the Treaty of Amity and Commerce?
This delegation protested taxation by the British without allowing colonial representation in Parliament
What is the Stamp Act Congress?
German soldiers that were paid by King George III to fight the colonists
Who are Hessians?
This person introduced the resolution of independence to the Second Continental Congress
Who is Richard Henry Lee?
This was considered the final battle of the American Revolutionary War, after General Cornwallis retreat was blocked by the French fleet in Chesapeake Bay
What is the Battle of Yorktown
After Congress passed the Northwest Ordinance, this was prohibited in the new states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin
What is slavery?