Revolution War

A series of acts passed by Britain on the colonists after the Boston Tea Party

• Intolerable Acts

• Stamp Act

• Boston Tea Party

Person who gave a speech that said "Give me liberty or give me death"

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• Patrick Henry

• Paul Revere

Leader of the Continental Army

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• King George III

• Patrick Henry

Members of Sons of Liberty dressed up and threw chests of Tea in Boston Harbor

• Tea Act

• Lexington and Concord

• Boston Tea Party

• French and Indian War

Dispute between colonists and British troops which ended with 5 unarmed colonist getting killed

• Bunker HIll

• Lexington and Concord

• Valley Forge

• Boston Massacre

Wrote the Declaration of Independence and became the 3rd president

• Thomas Jefferson

• Thomas Paine

• Patrick Henry

• George Washington

Turning Point of the War. France joined the colonists side after this battle

• Bunker HIll

• Yorktown

• Saratoga

• Lexington and Concord

Very harsh winter for the American army. Many died from disease, cold, and hunger

• Saratoga

• Valley Forge

• Yorktown

• Boston Massacre

Wrote "Common Sense" which urged colonists to declare independence from Britain

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Patrick Henry

• Thomas Paine

British troops were headed to seize America's weapon but were stopped by the colonists who were ready for them. Considered start of the American Revolution and where the first shots were fired

• Bunker HIll

• Saratoga

• Lexington and Concord

• Boston Massacre