1764 - 1773
What was the stamp act?
The king taxed them on certain things.
What did Thomas Jefferson do?
He wrote the Declaration of Independence.
What was so important about the Battle Bunker Hill?
The Britsh snuck and tried to kill all the American because They wanted them died
Who surrendered at Yorktown?
The British Commander.
Who was the leader of the Continental Army?
George Washington
what was the tea act?
A law on tea
Why was the British Commander important?
He lead the British Army.
Who wrote The Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Robert R. Livingston, Roger Sherman.
What happened in Yorktown?
The British surrendered.
when did the American Revolution start and end?
April 19, 1775 and September 3, 1783
What was the Sugar Act?
They got taxed on sugar.
Who was George Washington?
He was the leader of the Army.
What did the Intolerable Acts do?
Raised tax they wanted more money for the war expences.
What was the Treaty of Paris?
Ending the war of the American Revolution.
When did Thomas Jefferson celebrate The Declaration of Independence.
July 4
When was the Boston massacre?
March 5, 1770
What did John Adams doI
He lead them in the independence.
Who wrote Common Sense?
Thomas Paine
What did they call the Battle of Saratoga?
The turning part of the war.
Why did Common Sense happen?
For freedom and liberty
when was the Boston tea party?
December 16, 1773
Who was Paul Revere?
He was the one who road the horse and said "The Britsh are coming!"
What was the Winter Valley Forge about?
It was about the American didn't have good clothes and they had to deal with the cold weather and fights a long the way.
2 important people in the war and why?
The British king because he taxed the colonists and George Washington because he was the army to a victory.
How did the American Revolution happen?
The shot around the world and the battle of Saratogo