Acts passed by Parliament
The colonists were taxed on imported tea
What is Tea Act?
The king of England and Britain during the Revolution
Who is King George III?
Members of the Sons of Liberty dressed as natives, boarded ships, and dumped tea into the Boston Harbor
What is the Boston Tea Party?
How long the war lasted
What is 7 years?
The British captured the fort on Breed's Hill and the Patriots retreated
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill?
Passed as a punishment for the Boston Tea Party
What is Intolerable Acts?
The leader of the Sons of Liberty
Who is Samuel Adams?
A group of men who fought taxation from Britain
Who are the Sons of Liberty?
The countries who fought in the war
What is France and Britain?
Patriots alerted the minutemen that the British were coming and shots were fired from both sides; British soldiers were trapped in the second battle
What are the Battles of Lexington and Concord?
Colonists would pay taxes on all printed material to pay for the cost of the French and Indian War
What is Stamp Act?
He said "Give me liberty or give me death"
Who is Patrick Henry?
A battle fought during the winter and the soldiers faced many hardships, but Washington's leadership kept them going
What is Valley Forge?
Where the colonists wanted to colonize
What is the Ohio River Valley?
This battle happened in New Jersey and the Patriots attacked at night and won
What is the Battle of Trenton?
Colonists had to provide housing for British soldiers
What is Quartering Act?
Who are Phyllis Wheatley and Mercy Otis Warren?
They encouraged boycotts, made their own tea, formed the Daughters of Liberty, and made their own clothes
What was the role of women in the war?
This made it so colonists couldn't settle on lands they just fought for
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
This battle was fought in New York and it was the turning point of the war along with a Patriot victory
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
Colonists had to pay taxes on all imported goods such as glass, paint, paper, china, and tea
What is Townsend Acts?
He warned the colonists that the British were coming
Who is Paul Revere?
Colonists surrounded the British soldiers and the soldiers fired into the crowd killing 5 colonists
What is the Boston Massacre?
The king needed to make up for the money lost during the war and this occurred
What are taxes?
What is the Battle of Yorktown?