Events
At this controversial event, British soldiers fired their weapons at colonists who had been taunting and teasing them.
Boston Massacre
At this event members of the Sons of Liberty threw tea into Boston Harbor to protest taxes.
Boston Tea Party
This person was the Commander of the Continental Army
George Washington
This person was the leading British General and surrendered to George Washington at Yorktown.
Lord Cornwallis
True or False: The Declaration of Independence states that the government's power comes from the people
True
This was the first battle of the American Revolution
Bunker Hill
The first conflicts of the American Revolution
Lexington & Concord
This person was most famous for his "Give me Liberty or Give me Death" speech
Patrick Henry
This person wrote poems and plays supporting American Independence. She eventually gained her freedom after the war.
Phyllis Wheatley
Which act placed a tax on items such as sugar, molasses, honey etc.
Sugar Act
Lord Cornwallis surrendered to the Continental Army at this battle
First Continental Congress
This person was known as the "Father of American Independence"
John Adams
This person was a French nobleman who helped secure French aid for the colonists. He helped a lot at the Battle of Yorktown!
Marquis De Lafayette
Which act placed a tax on all paper products in the colonies?
Stamp Act
This battle was the turning point in the war, and after this battle France sent aid to help the colonists
July 4th, 1776 this document was adopted by the Continental Congress
Declaration of Independence
This person was an enslaved African American man and a spy for the Continental Army. He eventually gained his freedom with the help of Marquis de Lafayette.
This person was the first to lose their life at the Boston Massacre. He is sometimes referred to as the first death of the American Revolution.
Crispus Attucks
What are the three 'unalienable rights' that were written in the Declaration of Independence
Life, Liberty, The Pursuit of Happiness
This document ENDED the American Revolution and brought peace. Great Britain officially recognized the U.S. as its own country.
Treaty of Paris
This war is one of the main reasons that the British had to tax the colonists. Britain won this war, but they were left in a lot of debt.
French & Indian War
This person wrote the pamphlet "Common Sense" promoting American
Thomas Paine
This person is most famous for their "Midnight Ride" to warn colonists that the British were coming to Lexington and Concord.
Paul Revere
Which law prevented colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains after the French and Indian War?
Proclamation of 1763