Battles
This is where the "shot heard 'round the world" was fired, which began the Revolutionary War.
Where is Lexington?
He felt dishonored after his success at Saratoga
and committed treason.
Who is Benedict Arnold?
“For housing large bodies of troops among us.”
What are the Quartering Acts?
This British law created a monopoly for the East India Company.
What is the Tea Act?
A movement which saw a rise in religious enthusiasm and led to further challenges to traditional behaviors, such as government.
What is the Great Awakening?
General Cornwallis surrendered to General Washington
after losing this battle.
What is Yorktown?
The main author of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
“He is at this time transporting large Armies of foreign mercenaries to compleat the works of death, desolation, and tyranny...”
Who are the Hessians?
Laws that were a result of the Boston Tea Party.
What are the Coercive (Intolerable) Acts?
He won a sea battle for the Americans after declaring, “I have not yet begun to fight!”
Who is John Paul Jones?
The French decided to become America’s
official allies after their victory at this battle.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
A Virginian lawyer who argued against the Stamp Act and once said, “Give me liberty or give me death!”.
Who is Patrick Henry?
“For imposing Taxes on us without our consent.”
What is the Sugar Act, or the Stamp Act, Tea Act, or the Townshend Acts, etc.?
Law that stated British authority over the colonists.
What is the Declaratory Act?
The document that was the last attempt at making peace with the British.
What is the Olive Branch Petition?
Even though the British “won” this battle, they actually lost over 1000 soldiers.
What is the Battle of Bunker (Breed's) Hill?
The man who first officially proposed independence.
Who is Richard Henry Lee?
“He has endeavored to prevent the population of these States; refusing to pass others to encourage their migration hither…”
What is the Proclamation Act of 1763?
This law put a tax on molasses, coffee, and other household products.
What is the Sugar Act?
These documents allowed British troops to enter and search houses without a warrant.
What are the Writs of Assistance?
The British marched here on April 19, 1775, to capture militia supplies they heard were hidden.
What is Concord?
***Daily Double!***
They were the five people on the
Committee to write the Declaration of
Independence.
Who were Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams,
Roger Sherman, and Robert Livingston?
“For cutting off our trade with other parts of the world.”
What are the Navigation Acts?
This put a tax on most printed documents.
What is the Stamp Act?
***Daily Double!***
Name three reasons the United States were able to defeat the British in the Revolutionary War.
What are
1) Better Leadership
2) Foreign Aid
3) Knowledge of the land
4) Motivation