Did the colonists vote in British Parliament when they made laws?
NO!
Who was the person in charge of the British government?
King George III
Where were the first armed conflicts of the Revolution?
Lexington and Concord
Name one of the unalienable rights listed in the Declaration of Independence.
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
Why was it "too late to apologize" when the colonists declared independence?
Britain had already ignored the colonists' requests from the First Continental Congress.
What did the Stamp Act do?
Taxed PAPER!
This was a famous patriot who said "give me liberty or give me death!"
Patrick Henry
What event involved colonists taunting British soldiers and eventually being shot at by them?
Boston Massacre
According to the Declaration of Independence, what is the government's job?
To protect people's unalienable rights
What philosopher wrote Common Sense and encouraged people to fight for independence?
Thomas Paine
How did Great Britain raise money to pay their debts after the French and Indian War?
Taxed the colonies!
What French person helped the colonists win the war against Britain?
Marquis de Lafayette
Where did Lord Cornwallis surrender?
Yorktown
Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What date do we recognize as the approval of the Declaration of Independence?
July 4th, 1776
Who did the king and Parliament put in charge of enforcing their laws in the colonies?
Colonial Governors
Who was the commander of the Continental Army?
George Washington
What event was a turning point in the revolution, when the American colonists started winning the war?
Battle of Saratoga
Name one advantage that helped the colonists win the war.
They got help from France, they had strong leadership, and they were defending their own land and beliefs.
This is what we call people in the colonies who did NOT want independence from Great Britain.
Loyalists
What document stated that the colonists could not move west after the French and Indian War?
Proclamation of 1763
Who was Crispus Attucks?
An enslaved Black man who was the first person to die in the Boston Massacre.
Which came first: the Battles at Lexington and Concord, the approval of the Declaration of Independence, or the Boston Tea Party?
Boston Tea Party
At what event did colonists approve the Declaration of Independence?
Second Continental Congress
This was the agreement that officially recognized the Americans won the Revolutionary War.
Treaty of Paris