Before the War
This 1763 law banned colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
This act taxed tea and led to a major protest.
What is the Tea Act?
The first battles of the Revolutionary War
What are the Battles of Lexington and Concord?
He led the Continental Army.
Who is George Washington?
The year the Declaration of Independence was signed.
What is 1776?
The economic system that enriched Britain by controlling colonial trade.
What is mercantilism?
Colonists protested the Tea Act by doing this in 1773.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
Washington’s surprise attack here boosted morale.
What is the Battle of Trenton?
Author of "Common Sense."
Who is Thomas Paine?
The year the Revolutionary War officially ended.
What is 1783?
This war ended before the Proclamation of 1763 was issued
What is the French and Indian War?
Britain punished Massachusetts with these harsh laws
What are the Intolerable Acts?
This turning point battle helped gain France’s support.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
He wrote the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This treaty officially ended the war.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
Colonists’ main complaint about new British taxes.
What is "No taxation without representation"?
This form of protest involved refusing to obey certain laws.
What is civil disobedience?
This battle ended major fighting in the war.
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
This document argued for independence using plain language.
What is Common Sense?
This country recognized U.S. independence in the treaty.
What is Britain?
He was the first person killed in the Boston Massacre.
Who is Crispus Attucks?
This slogan summarized the colonists' feelings about unfair taxes.
What is "No taxation without representation"?
The Continental Army endured a brutal winter here.
What is Valley Forge?
According to Jefferson, people have these kinds of rights.
What are unalienable rights?
This country joined the war after Saratoga.
What is France?