Road To Revolution 1
A protest about the tax on tea where colonists dumped over 92,000 thousand pounds of tea into the harbor.
What is The Boston Tea Party (December 1773)
This act granted the British East India Company Tea a monopoly on tea sales in the American colonies.
What is The Tea Act (May 1773)
The General & Commander in chief of the American Revolution who later became the first president of the United States.
Who is George Washington
Colonists who supported independence from Britain.
What is a Patriot
The start of the American Revolution, also referred to as 'the shot heard 'round the world'.
What is Lexington and Concord (April 1775)
A conflict where a group of British soldiers shot their muskets into a protesting crowd killing five colonists.
What is The Boston Massacre (March 1770)
An act which enforced tax on sugar, molasses, and other products imported into the colonies from non-British sources.
What is The Sugar Act (April 1764)
The writer of the Declaration of Independence later became the third president of the United States.
Who is Thomas Jefferson
To refuse to buy, use, or participate in something as a way of protesting.
What is a Boycott
The first major battle of the American Revolution, taking place in Charlestown.
What is The Battle of Bunker Hill (June 1775)
A war often referred to as 'The Seven Year War' where the colonists fought with the British for land rights to the Ohio River Valley. The colonists were then forced to pay for Englands war with their own money.
What is French and Indian War (1763)
An act that said that the British Parliament could make laws about the American colonies "in all cases whatsoever."
What is The Declaration Act (March 1766)
This man was the ruler of England and is famously referred to as ‘The King who lost America’.
Who is King George III
A person who remains loyal to the established ruler or government, especially in the face of a revolt.
What is a Loyalist
The turning point in the Revolutionary War.
What is The Battle of Saratoga (September-October 1777)
This act required the colonists to pay a tax, represented by a stamp, on various forms of papers, documents, and playing cards.
What is The Stamp Act (March 1765)
A well-organized Patriot political organization created in secrecy that was established to rebel against British rule in colonial America.
What are The Sons of Liberty
One of the Founding Fathers who helped draft the Declaration of Independence and represented the United States in France during the American Revolution.
Who is Benjamin Franklin
A phrase which refers to taxes imposed on a population who doesn't have representation in the government.
What is “No Taxation Without Representation”
The last battle in the American Revolution. This is where British troops surrendered to the colonies, marking America the victor.
What is The Battle of Yorktown (September-October 1781)
An act from the British Parliament that initiated taxes on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea.
What is The Townshend Acts (June-July 1767)
A series of laws passed by the British Parliament in response to the Boston Tea Party, one of the most notable examples is British military members being allowed to stay in colonist's houses.
What are The Intolerable Acts (March-June 1774)
An American statesman who was a leading figure during the Revolutionary War and the first signer of the U.S. Declaration of Independence.
Who is John Hancock
A real or imagined wrong or other cause for complaint or protest, especially unfair treatment.
What is a Grievance
A place where the Continental Army set up camp during the harsh winter of 1777–1778. They had shortages of everything from food, clothing, and medicine. This almost marked the end of the American Revolution.
What is Valley Forge (December 1777)