Causes of the Revolution
This 1765 Act required colonists to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used.
What is the Stamp Act?
This April 19, 1775 battle was the first of the American Revolutionary War.
What were the Battle of Lexington and Concord?
He was the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army.
Who was George Washington?
This 1776 document announced the colonies' separation from Britain.
What was the Declaration of Independence?
This country was America's primary ally during the Revolution, providing military support.
What is France?
The slogan 'No taxation without representation' was in response to this Act.
What is the Townshend Act?
This 1777 battle is often considered the turning point of the American Revolution.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
This King of England ruled during the American Revolution.
Who is King George III?
He was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence.
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
This Spanish governor of Louisiana provided supplies and troops to aid the American colonies.
Who is Bernardo de Gálvez?
This 1773 event involved the Sons of Liberty and resulted in the destruction of a British product.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
In 1781, this final major battle took place, leading to the surrender of the British.
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
He authored the influential pamphlet 'Common Sense' in 1776.
Who was Thomas Paine?
This treaty officially ended the American Revolutionary War in 1783.
What was the Treaty of Paris?
This Prussian military officer helped train the Continental Army at Valley Forge.
Who is Baron von Steuben?
These laws, passed in 1774, were known by the colonists as the Intolerable Acts.
What are the Coercive Acts?
In 1775, the Americans showed strong resistance at this battle, despite ultimately retreating.
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill?
This French aristocrat served as a major general in the Continental Army.
Who is Marquis de Lafayette?
This document was the first constitution of the United States, adopted in 1781.
What was the Articles of Confederation?
In the 1778 treaty, this country formally recognized American independence and agreed to military and financial support.
What is France?
This 1767 Act placed a tax on glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea imported into the colonies.
What are the Coercive Revenue Acts?
General George Washington's surprise attack after crossing the Delaware in 1776 led to this battle.
What is the Battle of Trenton?
He was known as the 'Swamp Fox' for his guerrilla warfare tactics in the South.
Who was Francis Marion?
This was the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution, drafted in response to calls for greater constitutional protection for individual liberties.
What are the Bill of Rights?
This diplomat successfully negotiated the Treaty of Alliance in 1778 with France.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?