American Revolution

To refuse to buy or use certain goods or services

• siege

• prohibit

• boycott

• traitor

The army of the Thirteen Colonies in the Revolutionary-era United States

• Red Coats

• Continental Army

• minutemen

• British Army

A war that took place from 1754-1763 that led Great Britain to start taxing the Colonists (to pay them back for the war expenses)

• The Civil War

• Revolutionary War

• French and Indian War

• The French Revolution

A colonist of the American revolutionary period who supported the King and the British (England's) cause.

• Loyalist

• Patriot

• Englishman

• Traitor

A colonist who favored independence from Great Britain and war against Britain

• Patriot

• Loyalist

• Ally

• War Hawk

What was the name of the pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that contained propaganda encouraging men to join in the Revolution.

• Common Sense

• Declaration of Independence

• The Scoop

• Treaty of Paris

Who won the American Revolution?

• The British
• The American Colonists

Which document do we celebrate on the 4th of July?

• The Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

• The Pledge of Allegiance

• The 14 Amendments

Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• Patrick Henry

• Paul Revere

What was the name of the event when 12 out of 13 colonies sent representatives to a meeting in Philadelphia because they were alarmed at what was happening in Boston, Massachusetts?

• First Continental Congress

• Virginia Representatives

• The Boston Tea Party

• The Midnight Ride