Acts (Taxes)
The first battle of the Revolution
What is the Battle of Lexington and Concord
What was the name of the winter camp Washingtons army waited out the winter of 1777 at?
The Battle that saw a British victory despite many losses outside of Boston.
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill
Made the only currency in the colonies the British Pound.
What is the Currency Act
He helped to secure France as an American ally
Who is Benjamin Franklin
This governing body wrote the tax laws that angered the colonists.
What is British Parliament
In response to the British East India Company's monopoly on tea, the Sons of Liberty dressed as Natives and threw the tea into Boston Harbor. This event is known as?
What is the Boston Tea Party
The siege that forced the British to retreat and try a new strategy.
What is the Siege of Boston.
What is the Intolerable or Coercive Acts?
He defended the soldiers on trial for the Boston Massacre.
Who is John Adams
Why did the British government need extra revenue in 1763?
What is to recoup the costs of its victory in the French and Indian war
The event in 1770 that led to an increase of hostilities between Patriots and Loyalists in the colonies.
What is the Boston Massacre
The battle that won the French over as an ally.
What is the Battle of Saratoga
Tax on specialty goods such as: Lead, Paper, Tea, Glass, and Paint
What are the Townshend Acts
The American Naval commander famous for the quote, "I have not yet begun to fight!"
Who is John Paul Jones
The act that made it illegal to turn away soldiers who asked to stay in a colonists home
What is the Quartering Act
This group, led by Samuel Adams, was known for its successful boycotts of British goods and protests of British tax laws.
Who are the Sons of Liberty
The final battle of the revolution that ended the war with an American victory.
What is the Battle of Yorktown