Events and Groups that led to Revolution
Individuals who supported independence and the causes of the American Revolution.
What are Patriots?
The head of the continental army during the American Revolution.
Who is George Washington?
The document that ended the French and Indian War, removing France from Louisiana and New France.
What is the Treaty of Paris of 1763?
A group of acts that taxed imports of Paint, Led, Tea, Glass, Oil, etc.
What is the Townshend Acts?
The last major battle of the American Revolution that took place in Virginia.
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
Individuals who wished to stay with England and not become independent.
What are Loyalists?
American General at the Battle of Bunker Hill where he was he. After his death a small city and county would be named after him in Pennsylvania.
Who is Joseph Warren?
A Petition requesting peace with Britain with a few changes they wished to make.
What is the Olive Branch Petition?
A group of acts that were seen as horrible and over the line many colonists.
What are the Coercive/Intolerable Acts?
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
The death of five colonials at the hands of British Regulars after a tense showdown in front of the Commons House.
What is the Boston Massacre?
The Governing body of America during the Revolutionary War.
What is the Second Continental Congress?
The document signed on 07/02/1776 and published on 07/04/1776 stating that America had to separate from Britain.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
An act preventing the settlement of land west of the Appalachian Mountains.
What is the Proclamation Act of 1763?
A major battle Washington won but following he had to retreat to New Jersey.
What is the Battle of New York?
A group of Colonials devoted to striking down British Tariffs and hold on Boston. Samuel Adams and John Hancock were both members.
Who are the Sons of Liberty?
A French Aristocrat turned General for the American Army the turned things around at the Battle of Monmouth.
Who is the Marquis de Lafayette?
A set of Universal Search Warrants used to search for smuggled goods.
What is a Writ of Assistance?
An act that cracked down on smuggling and lowered tariffs on sugar.
What is the Sugar Act?
The Battles that were the start of the American Revolution, the location of the "Shot Heard Round the World."
What is the Battles of Lexington and Concord?
An event where local Rhode Islanders torched a British Smuggler Catcher that ran aground.
What is the Gaspee Affair?
A Prussian General that provided training to American forces at Valley Forge and during the Revolution.
Who is Friedrich Von Steuben?
The document that granted America Independence from Britain and brought the Revolution to an end.
What is the Treaty of Paris of 1783?
When taxes were placed on paper, documents, even playing cards.
What is the Stamp Act?
The last major battle of the French and Indian War, led to the capture of Quebec.
What is the Battle of the Plains of Abraham?