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This man was the first President of the United States
Who was George Washington?
This event was considered to have sparked the American Revolution
What was the Boston Tea Party?
This act is thought to have sparked the Boston Tea Party
What was the Tea Act of 1773?
These people heavily taxed and fined the 13 colonies
Who were the British?
This was the second biggest cause of death in the Revolutionary war, behind death on the battlefield
What is Disease?
Pittsburgh is known to be named after this man
Who was William Pitt the Elder?
Nobody knows who fired the first shot at this famous massacre, which is said to have been one of the sparks to start the Revolutionary war.
What was the Boston Massacre?
These act had 2 different names depending on which side of the argument you were on, and removed most rights from the Colonists.
What were the Intolerable/Coercive acts?
This name was given to the British soldiers, who were housed by Colonists.
Who were the Redcoats?
Which Continental Congress prepared for war with the British?
What was the 2nd Continental Congress?
This man wrote Common Sense, the first pamphlet to advocate for American independence.
Who was Thomas Paine?
This place was the third of eight military encampments, and was the main body of the Continental Army.
What was Valley Forge?
This document was sent to the king, by the Colonists, to tell the king about how their rights were being suppressed.
Declaration of Rights and Grievances.
After the Olive Branch Petition failed to Pacify King George III, he sent these soldiers over to the Colonies
Who were the German Soldiers?
The famous battle on Bunker Hill ended in this way.
What is a stalemate?
This man was the first draftsman of the U.S. Declaration of Independence, the first Secretary of State
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
This meeting was where the first ideas for a constitution was born, and where the leaders of America decided how they were going to be governed.
What was the Constitutional Convention?
This act was the first act placed on the Colonists, and caused rebellions by Colonists.
What was the Stamp Act?
This king was ruling throughout all of the American Revolution, and was considered a tyrant by most Colonists.
Who was King George III?
Undersupplied was the main problem with this military base.
What was Valley Forge?
This man served the Continental army, and secured vital resources from France
Who was Marquis de Lafayette?
This battle was the first in the Revolutionary war, and bolstered confidence in the Continental soldiers that they could win.
What was The Battle of Bunker Hill?
This contract, declared the Colonies an independent nation from the British Crown.
These people wanted to stay English citizens and didn't want a war with Britain.
Who were the Loyalists?
This treaty ended the Revolutionary War, and recognized the independence of the America.
What was the Treaty of Paris 1783?