Taxes
What is another word for "Act"?
A tax.
Who was the King of England during the American Revolution?
King George III
What battle marked the beginning of the American Revolution?
Battle of Lexington and Concord.
Common Sense was a pamphlet arguing American Independence. Who wrote it?
What was the Patriot about?
Benjamin Martin and his family are experiencing difficulty during the American Revolution.
What is the Stamp Act?
A tax on printed documents.
What political group did Samuel Adams start that sometimes resulted in violence?
What were some of the difficulties George Washington faced as Valley Forge?
Starvation, hyperthermia, disease (smallpox).
What was the petition that the colonist sent to King George III that he refused?
Olive Branch Petition
What Act required the colonists to pay for sugar and molasses?
Sugar Act
Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What was the battle where we surrounded the British and finally won the war?
Battle of Yorktown
What were the colonist called if they remained on the side of England?
Loyalists
What was the Quartering Act?
An act that required the colonist to house and feed British Soldiers.
Who was put in as the leader of the Continental Army?
George Washington
What battle did the British win, but the colonists morale went up?
Battle of Bunker Hill
What was the Treaty of Paris of 1783?
Document that officially ended the American Revolution and declared America as an independent nation.
Which act by the British led to the creation of the First Continental Congress?
The Intolerable Acts or Coercive Acts.
Who was the French military leader who came over to help train colonial troops?
Marquis de Lafayette
What was the importance of the Battle of Saratoga?
The French decided to join the American Revolution.
What was the Boston Massacre?
The first deadly conflict between Americans and British.