Road to Revolution
This 1765 act required colonists to pay for official stamps on paper goods.
What is the Stamp Act?
The Declaration of Independence was adopted on this date. |
| What is July 4, 1776?
The first battles of the Revolution were fought at these two towns in Massachusetts. |
What are Lexington and Concord? |
In 1777, the American victory at this battle convinced France to join the war. |
What is the Battle of Saratoga? |
This colony was founded by the Pilgrims in 1620. |
What is Plymouth Colony? |
The slogan “No taxation without representation” was a response to this British policy
.What are the taxes passed by Parliament without colonial representation?
He was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence. |
Who is Thomas Jefferson? |
George Washington took command of the Continental Army during this siege. |
What is the Siege of Boston? |
The winter encampment at this site tested the endurance of Washington’s army. |
What is Valley Forge? |
The first representative assembly in the colonies was established in Virginia in 1619. |
What is the House of Burgesses?
In 1770, British soldiers fired into a crowd of colonists in this event.
What is the Boston Massacre?
The Declaration lists these as “unalienable rights.”
| What are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness? |
The Continental Army suffered a major defeat in 1776 at this battle in New York. |
What is the Battle of Long Island (Brooklyn)? |
This Battle showed the importance of Gureilla warfare
Kings Mt
| The French and Indian War ended with this treaty in 1763. |
What is the Treaty of Paris (1763)? |
Colonists protested the Tea Act by dumping tea into Boston Harbor during this 1773 event
.What is the Boston Tea Party?
The Declaration accuses King George III of violating these basic principles of government. |
What are the rights of self-government and consent of the governed? |
Washington’s daring crossing of the Delaware River led to victory at this battle. |
What is the Battle of Trenton? |
The final major battle of the Revolution took place here in 1781. |
What is the Battle of Yorktown? |
This French officer is known for being friends with Alexander Hamilton and serving under Washington
Marquis de Lafayette
This group of secret patriots organized protests and sometimes violent resistance against British rule.
Who are the Sons of Liberty?
This Enlightenment thinker’s ideas about natural rights heavily influenced Jefferson’s writing.
| Who is John Locke? |
This pamphlet by Thomas Paine convinced many colonists to support independence.
| What is Common Sense? |
The Treaty of Paris (1783) recognized American independence and set this river as the western boundary. |
What is the Mississippi River? |
This rebellion in 1676 exposed tensions between frontier settlers and Virginia’s government.
| What is Bacon’s Rebellion?