Causes of War
Colonial reaction to the Tea Act which caused the British to pass the Coercive (Intolerable) Acts.
Boston Tea Party
He said, “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country”
Nathan Hale
The redcoats suffered heavy casualties before driving the Patriots off of Breed’s Hill
Battle of Bunker Hill
Town north of Boston where the British destroyed a stash of militia weapons
Concord
The representative body that governed the United States during the Revolution and that originally decided to sign the Declaration of Independence
Second Continental Congress
Colonists boycott, “no taxation without representation” started with this law.
Stamp Act
Was appointed as the leader of the Continental Army
George Washington
Considered the final battle of the Revolutionary War, General Washington defeated Cornwallis with the assistance of the French Navy
Battle of Yorktown
The liberty tree was located in this city where tensions were the highest between colonists and the British
Boston
Baron Friedrich von Steuben impacted the Revolution by providing military expertise and training at
Valley Forge
This Act did not allow colonists to move west of the Appalachian Mountains
Proclamation of 1763
Helped organized the Sons of Liberty, the Boston Tea Party, and the Committee of Correspondence
Samuel Adams
Considered the turning point in the war as it was an initial Patriot victory
Battle of Saratoga
This city served as the capital during the Revolutionary War
Philadelphia
This treaty officially ended the Revolutionary War in 1783 and recognized the United States as independent
The Treaty of Paris
Tragic event that took the life of Crispus Attucks along with four other Patriots
Boston Massacre
French immigrant that helped lead colonial armies including at the Battle of Yorktown.
Marquis de Lafayette
George Washington and the Continental Army crossed the Delaware River in 1775 and surprised the Hessians
Battle of Trenton
After General Howe defeated Washington at the Battle of Long Island, the British occupied this city
New York
This served as the Western boundary of the United States as a result of the 1783 treaty.
Mississippi River
Thomas Paine’s, Common Sense, influenced the push for independence, he also wrote this
The Crisis
Led Patriots from Fort Ticonderoga south with cannons through a brutal winter to help the Patriots push the British out of Boston
Colonel Henry Knox
The battle that started the war occurred after warnings from Paul Revere and William Dawes
Lexington and Concord
Benjamin Franklin secured alliances in this city following the colonial victories at the Battle of Saratoga
Paris, France
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness”
Where are these words written?
Declaration of Independence