Road to Revolution
This act mandated that colonists had to provide food, housing, blankets, candles, etc. for the British soldiers.
What is the Quartering Act
Thse colonists were loyal to the King of England during the war
These were American colonists who were determined to fight the British until American independence was won.
Who are the patriots?
This was the last major battle in the Revolutionary War
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
This is what happens when someone refuses to buy items from a particular group or country.
What is a boycott?
This event cost England a lot of money and caused the King to impose new taxes on the colonies to help pay for its cost.
What is The French and Indian War?
He was the general of the Continental Army
Who is George Washington?
This battle included "The shot heard around the world"
What is the Battle of Lexington and Concord?
This treaty in 1783 ended the Revolutionary War.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
This act taxed paper goods and even playing cards
What is the Stamp Act?
He was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence.
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
This is a secret organization made up of merchants and journalists formed to protest unfair taxes.
Who are The Sons of Liberty?
This battle allowed the colonists to capture Charlestown, South Carolina in 1780
What is the Battle of Kings Mountain?
What is property?
These were the 2 main consequences of the Boston Tea Party
What are closing the Boston Harbor and the Intolerable Acts?
This is an economic system in which the colonists existed for the benefit of the colonial power
What is mercantilism?
He is famous for saying, "Give me liberty, or give me death!"
Who is Patrick Henry?
This battle was a turning point in the Revolutionary War.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
These were the three boundaries of America after the war.
What are The Great Lakes, Florida, and the East of the Mississippi?
The colonists had no voice in parliament where new laws and taxes were develped and imposed on the colonies. As a result, the colonists began to use this slogan.
What is "No taxation without representation?"
Having soldiers in other people's houses was one of the many grievances listed in this document.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
He was the governor of Massachusettes and one of the main organizers of the Boston Tea Party.
Who is Samuel Adams?
In April 1775, these two men helped spread the news about the British march on Lexington and Concord.
Who are Paul Revere and William Dawes?
The former American colonies were recognized as this in the Treaty of Paris. (3 things)
What are free, sovereign, and independent?