British Actions
The French and Indian War left the British government in a lot of debt, so to solve the problem, they started doing this:
What is tax the colonists?
December 16, 1773, at Griffin's Wharf: 300 colonists, some disguised as Native Americans, destroy cargo to protest unfair taxes
What is the Boston Tea Party?
The primary author of the Declaration of Independence:
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
What is the Battle of Trenton?
The western border of the United States as per the Treaty of Paris (1783) became this body of water:
To prevent conflict between the British colonists and Native Americans after the French and Indian War, this law was enacted:
What is the Proclamation (Act) of 1763?
Colonists intimidated tax collectors by burning these, life-like models of a person that almost resemble a scarecrow:
What is an effigy?
What is happiness?
This battle on January 3, 1777, gave the Continental Army a morale boost, and drove the British out of New Jersey:
What is the Battle of Princeton?
Who is Thomas Paine?
These laws were meant to punish the colonists, especially those in Massachusetts, for the Boston Tea Party:
What are the Coercive (Intolerable) Acts?
This meeting in response to the Coercive Acts took place at Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia, September 1774:
What is the First Continental Congress?
The Declaration of Independence was officially approved by Congress on this date:
What is July 2, 1776?
This battle led to France officially declaring support for the Continental Army:
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
The first shots of the Revolutionary War were fired in this Massachusetts town:
What is Lexington?
Five colonists were killed on March 5, 1770, in what quickly became known as this event:
What is the Boston Massacre?
One of the most popular forms of colonial protest was refusing to purchase products made in Britain, otherwise known as this:
What is a boycott?
What is equal?
Washington and his troops endured a brutal winter here from 1777-1778, but received valuable training from a Prussian military officer that led to a crucial victory at the Battle of Monmouth:
What is Valley Forge?
They were German soldiers who fought for Britain during the Revolutionary War:
What are Hessians?
This law gave the British East India Company a monopoly in the colonies:
This meeting in response to the outbreak of war took place at the Pennsylvania State House (now Independence Hall), May 1775:
What is the Second Continental Congress?
There are this many grievances listed in the Declaration of Independence (also the same # as amendments to the Constitution):
What is 27?
The final major engagement of the Revolutionary War, which led to a British surrender to the Continental Army and their French allies:
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
Who was Phyllis Wheatley?