Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre led to this war.
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What British tax was placed on colonial legal documents?
The Stamp Act
What were people who favored complete independence from England called?
Patriots
Who lead the Continental Army?
George Washington
This is the number of people killed during the Boston Massacre.
5
We hold these truths to be .......
Self-evident
Why did the British demand new taxes?
To pay for the French and Indian War
What were people who remained loyal to England called?
Loyalists
Who lost the Battle of Yorktown?
British General Cornwallis
Name one of the 5 people killed during the Boston Massacre.
Crispus Attucks, Samuel Gray, James Caldwell, Samuel Maverick, Patrick Carr
....That all men are....
Created Equal
Conflict started when British soldiers fired into a crowd of angry Boston colonists.
The Boston Massacre
Which side did "neutrals" favor?
Neither; they tried to stay uninvolved
Who negotiated a Treaty of Alliance with France?
Benjamin Franklin
This person created and circulated the image "The Bloody Massacre"
Paul Revere
People have what "unalienable rights"
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
How did Boston colonists protest the new tea tax?
Boston Tea Party
Who said, "Give me liberty, or give me death"
Patrick Henry
Who was the victor at the Battle of Yorktown
George Washington and the Continental Army
This person was the lawyer that represented the British Soldiers
John Adams
Who violated the colonists' rights?
Where was the first fighting between British soldiers and Colonial Minutemen?
Lexington and Concord
Which group thought that British taxes were fair?
Loyalists
Who was England's king during the American Revolution?