Cause of Revolution
This 1765 law taxed paper goods like newspapers and playing cards.
Stamp Act
The first shots of the American Revolution were fired here in April 1775.
Battle of Lexington and Concord
He was the main author of the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson
This 1776 document announced the colonies’ independence from Britain.
The Declaration of Independence
This country became America’s most important ally after the Battle of Saratoga.
France
Colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor during this 1773 protest.
Boston Tea Party
This 1777 battle in New York was the turning point of the war, convincing France to help the colonists.
The Battle of Saratoga
He was the commander of the Continental Army.
George Washington
Thomas Paine wrote this pamphlet to inspire colonists to support independence.
Common Sense
Colonists who remained loyal to Britain were called this.
Loyalists
The colonists’ phrase “No taxation without Representation” showed their anger at unfair taxes. What does representatio mean?
voice in the government.
George Washington crossed the Delaware River to win this surprise victory in 1776.
The Battle of Trenton
This patriot silversmith warned colonists that “the British are coming.”
Paul Revere
This 1783 treaty officially ended the Revolutionary War.
The Treaty of Paris
The first plan of government in the U.S. was created under this document.
The Articles of Confederation
This 1770 event left five colonists dead after British soldiers fired into a crowd.
Coston Massacre
The final battle of the war took place here in 1781.
The Battle of Yorktown
This French nobleman became a trusted aide to George Washington.
Marquis de Lafayette
This Enlightenment thinker’s ideas about natural rights inspired Jefferson’s writing.
John Locke
Farmers in Massachusetts rebelled against high taxes and debt in this 1786 uprising.
Shays’ Rebellion
Britain passed these laws, known by colonists as the “Intolerable Acts,” after the Boston Tea Party. What was another name?
Coercive Acts
The British won this early battle in 1775, but it proved the colonists could fight bravely.
The Battle of Bunker Hill
This American diplomat convinced France to support the colonists.
Benjamin Franklin
The first form of government after independence was created by this document.
The Articles of Confederation
In 1787, leaders met at this convention to write a stronger government plan, later becoming the U.S. Constitution.
The Constitutional Convention