Revolutionary War
Tax on paper goods
What is the Stamp Act?
The law (act) stating all British laws (acts) were to be followed by the colonist
What is the Intolerable Act?
Taxed all imports to the colonies after the repel of the stamp act ; this act told colonist Parliament still thought Parliament was in control
What is the Townshend Act?
Author of the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
Opposed the British taxes
Conflict over land; Britain defeated France
What is the French and Indian War?
This battle marked the beginning of the American Revolution.
What is the Battle of Lexington & Concord
It officially ended the Revolutionary War
What is the Treaty of Paris?
Warned the British were coming
Who is Paul Revere?
British general who surrendered at Yorktown
Who is Lord Cornwallis?
Fight over taxation & freedom; 5 colonist killed
What is the Boston Massacre?
Turning point in the Revolutionary War; France decided to help America.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
Member of the House of Burgesses once said, "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death"
Who is Patrick Henry?
Went against the stamp act/believed in freedom
What are the Sons of Liberty/ Daughters of Liberty?
Wanted strict control over colonial legislatures.
What was the turning point of the war?
What is Battle of Saratoga?
Last major battle of the Revolutionary War; African slaves played a big part in the war effort.
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
Promoted the cause of independence
Who is John Adams?
Restricted the western movement of settlers
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
French nobleman who served in the Continental Army
Who is Marquis de Lafayette?
Spilling of British tea into Boston Harbor
What is the Boston Tea Party?
First major Battle of the American Revolution
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill?
Leader of the Continental Army
Who is George Washington?
King of Britain
Who is King George III?
Wrote the pamphlet Common Sense, promoting American independence.
Who is Thomas Paine?