These were colonists who no longer felt like British citizens and wanted their independence from Britain.
Who were Patriots?
100
This famous Virginian said, "I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty or give me death."
Who was Patrick Henry?
100
This was the first tax King George and Parliament created to raise money to cover the cost of the French and Indian War.
What was the Stamp Act of 1765?
100
The colonies wanted to ______________ themselves.
What is Govern (make their own laws to follow/live by)?
100
This battle marked the end of the Revolutionary War.
What was the Battle of Yorktown?
200
These were the group of men who dumped tea into the Boston Harbor.
Who were the Sons of Liberty?
200
He expressed reasons for America's independence from the British in the Declaration of Independence.
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
200
The Sons of Liberty disguised themselves as Native Americans jumped on a ship and threw tea into the Boston Harbor to protest tea taxes.
What was the Boston Tea Party?
200
On March 5, 1770, five colonists were killed when some British soldiers shot into a crowd that had gathered in Boston, Massachusetts.
What is the Boston Massacre?
200
This was the first major battle of the Revolutionary War.
What was the Battle of Bunker Hill?
300
This document states that authority to govern belongs to the people rather than to kings and was written by Thomas Jefferson and others.
What was the Declaration of Independence?
300
He was Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army.
Who was George Washington?
300
This is when Parliament passed taxes on the colonies without them having a voice.
What is taxation without representation?
300
At Yorktown, George Washington's army and a large French force had me surrounded. I was forced to surrender because no fresh supplies and troops could get through because of the blockade.
Who was Cornwallis?
300
This battle took place in the cold, bitter winter of Pennsylvania. The soldiers were sick, hungry, and without shoes and blankets.
What was the Battle of Valley Forge?
400
The Declaration of Independence states that all people are created equal and have these certain rights.
What are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?
400
He was a spy for the Marquis de Lafayette during the war. He won his freedom after the ear ended.
Who was James Armistead Lafayette?
400
This act created a tax on goods such as glass, lead, and paint.
What was the Townshend Act of 1767?
400
At the end of the war. these people who considered themselves British citizens and who not fight against the king were probably forced to give up their houses and property.
Who were Loyalists?
400
This was the first armed conflict of the Revolutionary War.
What was the Battle of Lexington and Concord? What is representation? famously known as... ("No taxation, without representation!")
500
He provided a model of leadership for future presidents and was often called the "Father of Our Country."
Who was George Washington?
500
Her poetry inspired many people. She wrote poetry about the colonists' struggle for freedom and spoke out against slavery.
Who was Phillis Wheatley?
500
This was the person who started creating the taxes against the colonists.
Who King George, III?
500
James Armistead worked for me as a spy. The information that he gave me was used to help win the Battle of Yorktown against Lord Cornwallis.
What was Marquis de Lafayette?
500
This American victory was the turning point in the war and led to French support for the colonists.