Stamp Act

What does it tax?

date?

A tax on all written documents

1765

What did theTOWNSHEND ACTS

tax??date?

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PAINT

PAPER

TEA

LEAD

GLASS

1767

11 people shot, 5 diedafter British soldiers are taunted (teased)

Which event is this??

BOSTONMASSACRE

What was the law that said British soldiers could live in colonists’ homes?

The Quartering Act

True or False about the Revolution:

1. Concord was the first real battle of the war.

2. Paul Revere never finished the “Midnight Ride.”

3. Sam Adams led the Sons of Liberty.

All True

Crispus Attucks

Who was he?

black mankilled at

theBoston

Massacre

What two things were

Sam Adamsthe leader of???

SONSOF

LIBERTY

BOSTONTEA

PARTY

What is therefusal to buy goods

such as tea called?

Don’t buyBritish goods!

BOYCOTT

What did Sam Adams, Paul Revere

& other patriots do atThe Boston Harbor?

?

?

?

?date?

BOSTONTEA

PARTY

1773

What did the Intolerable Acts lead

to?

Hint: 3 things

Results on Intolerable Acts

Quartering Act

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n Har

bor

Close

d

No town meetings!

All are patriots except:Sam AdamsThomas HutchinsonThomas JeffersonJohn Hancock

Thomas Hutchinson is royal governor of Massachusetts.– not a patriot

Colonial victory over the forces of

which British leader?

The battle of Yorktown marked

& was a

end of thewar

WE

WON!

LORD CORNWALLIS

Where were the“opening shots”

of the Revolution War

& the“shot heard

around the world?”

LEXINGTON

Name the 3 advantages of the colonies that helped them win the Revolutionary War.

1.Colonists defending their own land and beliefs.

2.Support from France and Spain.

3.Strong leadership from people like George Washington

True or False:1.Colonists won many early battles and

caused the British to want to surrender quickly.

2.British fought using British soldiers and Hessian mercenaries.

3.Continental Army was successful because of leadership like George Washington.

4.British won more battles than colonists, but colonists won more important battles.

What does dissatisfaction mean?

Unhappiness

The Americans could not have won the war without the help of what nation?

France

When a country or person refuses to take side in an argument, it is called being

Neutral

What didPHYLLIS

WHEATLEYdo

during theRevolution?

Former slave who wrote

poemssupporting

American independencePO

EMS

What was the name of treaty that ended the Revolution and officially recognized the U.S. as a nation?

Treaty of Paris 1783

What event led to the creation of colonial militias?

Meeting of the First Continental Congress

What event led to the Declaration of Independence?

Meeting of the Second Continental Congress

Put the following events in chronological order:

•Meeting of First Continental Congress•Meeting of Second Continental Congress

•Battles of Lexington and Concord•Passage of Coercive Acts by Parliament

1. Passage of Coercive Acts by Parliament

2. Meeting of First Continental Congress

3. Meeting of Second Continental Congress

4. Battles of Lexington and Concord

Where were the“opening shots”

of the Revolution War

& the“shot heard

around the world?”

LEXINGTON

1st real battle of warWe are going tochase you back

to Boston!

North Bridge

Let’s getOut of here!

BATTLEOF

CONCORD

Oh no! They areshooting when theysee the whites of our eyes!!

BUNKER

HILL

American victory

Turning point of war

Which battle was an….

French join the American cause

BATTLEOF

SARATOGA

Colonial victory over the forces of Lord Cornwallis?

Which battle marked the

& was a

end of thewar

WE

WON!

YORKTOWN

What European nation, along with France, gave the Patriots assistance during the Revolutionary War?

Spain

What date was the Declaration of Independence officially approved by the Second Continental Congress?

July 4, 1776

What is the explanation of this cartoon?

Great Britain is bigger and better armed than the Patriots and felt the Declaration of Independence was a joke.