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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
Bosto
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.
