All About the American Revolution

The war between France and Britain

• Battle of Saratoga

• The American Revolution

• French and Indian War

• Battle of Yorktown

A British law that places taxes on newspapers, or signed legal documents

• Taxes Act

• Newspaper Act

• Stamp Act

• Townshend Act

A famous slogan during this time

• "no stamp without tax"

• "no representation without taxation"

• "no tax without stamp"

• "no taxation without representation"

Groups of colonists who organized themselves to protest against the British government

• Sons of Liberty

• Militia

• Minutemen

• Patriots

The Daughters of Liberty helped support the cause of freedom

• True

• False

A bloody massacre that started as a street fight

• Chicago Massacre

• Boston Massacre

• New York Massacre

• Atlanta Massacre

A 1773 protest against British taxes in which Boston colonists disguised as Mohawks dumped valuable tea into Boston Harbor

• Boston Dump

• Boston Tea

• The Boston Tea Party

• Boston Massacre

The Declaration of Independence was written as a declaration (statement) to King George III that the colonies wanted their independence from China.

• True

• False

Who physically wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Donald Trump

• Abraham Lincoln

• Obama

How was the Declaration of Independence a response to tyranny and the abuse of power?

• Colonists were being difficult

• Colonists felt they were denied freedom

• Colonists felt they did not get enough attention

• Colonists felt they wanted to be physical