Causes and Conflicts
This act put a tax on paper items like newspapers and playing cards.
What is the Stamp Act?
He was the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army and later the 1st President.
Who was George Washington?
This document, signed in 1776, declared the colonies free from British rule.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This was the nickname for colonists who wanted to remain part of England.
Who are Loyalists?
The city where the Declaration of Independence was signed.
What is Philadelphia?
The famous slogan: "No Taxation Without ___________."
What is Representation?
This silversmith is famous for his "midnight ride" to warn that the British were coming.
Who is Paul Revere?
This famous pamphlet by Thomas Paine argued that it was "Common Sense" to break away from England.
What is Common Sense?
This was the nickname for colonists who wanted independence.
Who are the Patriots?
The "Shot Heard 'Round the World" was fired in these two Massachusetts towns.
What are Lexington and Concord?
Event where 342 chests of tea were dumped into the ocean.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
He wrote the majority of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
The first "constitution" of the United States, drafted in 1777.
These were colonial soldiers who were said to be ready to fight in a moment's notice.
Who were the Minutemen?
The city where the "Tea Party" took place.
What is Boston?
These "unbearable" laws were passed to punish Boston for the tea protest.
What are the Intolerable Acts?
This King of England was the leader the colonists were rebelling against.
Who is King George III?
This date (month, day, and year) is when the Declaration of Independence was officially adopted.
What is July 4th, 1776?
This was the main way the British government planned to pay off their debts from the French and Indian War.
What is Taxing the Colonies?
On Christmas night 1776, Washington crossed this river to surprise the Hessians.
King George III’s rule that said colonists couldn't move West of the mountains.
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
A member of the Sons of Liberty known for his "Give me liberty, or give me death!" speech.
Who is Patrick Henry?
These are the three "unalienable rights" listed in the Declaration.
What are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness?
This secret group of Patriots was formed to protest British taxes, often led by Samuel Adams.
Who are The Sons of Liberty?
The location of the first major battle of the war, though it was actually fought on Breed's Hill.
What is Bunker Hill?