The Intolerable Acts were laws made to punish colonies for the Boston Tea Party

The Intolerable Acts were passed as punishment for what incident?

What country imposed the Intolerable Acts on The American colonies?

First battle after Valley Forge-Americans proved to the British they were a well-trained fighting force

The "turning point in the war". It showed the patriots had a good chance of winning. France decided to ally with the Americans after this battle.

1776 battle in New Jersey in which George Washington's troops captured a Hessian encampment in a surprise attack after crossing the Delaware River

The last major battle of the Revolutionary War which resulted in the surrender of British forces

Prussian drill master who taught American soldiers during the winter at Valley Forge how to successfully fight the British.

A 19-year-old French nobleman who volunteered to serve in Washington's Army.

British General who surrendered at Yorktown

South Carolina militia leader nicknamed the "Swamp Fox" for his hit-and-run attacks on the British during the American Revolution.

American naval commander in the American Revolution (1747-1792) said "I have not yet begun to fight."

British general in the American Revolution who captured Fort Ticonderoga but lost the battle of Saratoga in 1777 (1722-1792)

Commander-in-Chief of the British army in America replacing General Howe after the Battle of Saratoga.

Commander of the Southern Patriot forces. He kept the British forces always moving.

American intellectual, inventor, and politician He helped to negotiate French support for the American Revolution.

British Commanding General at the start of the American Revolution

Which of the following are true about fighting in the South? (2)

The year the Treaty of Paris was signed, ending the American Revolution.

Colonists sent delegates to meet in Philadelphia to discuss the Intolerable Acts. This meeting became known as the __________.

Paul Revere created this image of the _______________. The Sons of Liberty used the picture to convince colonists that British soldiers were dangerous.

During the French and Indian War, Britain and France fought for control of land in ________.

Colonists believed they should not have to pay British taxes when they had no _______ in Parliament.

The Townshend Acts put a tax on glass, lead, paints, paper, and _____.

On the night of December 16, 1773, several members of the Sons of Liberty boarded ships carrying tea and threw the tea into the Boston Harbor. This event became known as _____.

Britain spent a lot of money to fight in the French and Indian war which left them with ______.

In response to the Boston Tea Party, Parliament passed laws called the __________ to punish the colonists.

The letter the Continental Congress sent to ___________ and Parliament asked that they stop being taxed without representation and for the Intolerable Acts to be repealed.

Colonists spoke out against the British government and _______ started to prepare for war.

Many American colonists believed that British tax laws were unfair because

The slogan “No taxation without representation” referred to taxes enacted by

Which statement expresses an opinion about the causes of the Revolutionary War?

The main purpose of the Navigation Acts passed by England was to

Colonial boycotts of British goods before the Revolutionary War were effective measures because they

The belief that colonies exist to benefit the economy of the mother country is known as

In the American colonies, boycotts were an effective way of protesting British policies mainly because the boycotts

The major reason the British government issued the Proclamation of 1763, which banned colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains, was to

Which statement is most consistent with the views of Loyalists in the 1770s?

“…give me liberty or give me death!” “A government of our own is our natural right…” “We must indeed all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately.”

During the period of the American Revolution, these statements were made by members of which group?

Many American colonists believed that British tax laws were unfair because

The slogan “No taxation without representation” referred to taxes enacted by

Which statement expresses an opinion about the causes of the Revolutionary War?

The main purpose of the Navigation Acts passed by England was to

Colonial boycotts of British goods before the Revolutionary War were effective measures because they

The belief that colonies exist to benefit the economy of the mother country is known as

In the American colonies, boycotts were an effective way of protesting British policies mainly because the boycotts

The major reason the British government issued the Proclamation of 1763, which banned colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains, was to

Which statement is most consistent with the views of Loyalists in the 1770s?

“…give me liberty or give me death!” “A government of our own is our natural right…” “We must indeed all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately.”

During the period of the American Revolution, these statements were made by members of which group?

What effect did 'Common Sense' have in the colonies?

What is a refusal to buy goods called?

Which the meaning of Grievances?

The boycotting of paper, playing cards, printed material, etc., led to the repeal of what act?

What did the Colonists do after the Stamp Act?

What was the purpose of this flag?

According to the Declaration of Independence, the government's job is to protect _______________.

Based on the US Constitution, the government is run by _________.

Patriots wanted to gain independence from Britain, and become their own country.

Patriots felt that the British taxes were fair.

People who wanted to stay a part of Britain and remain British citizens.

Loyalists wanted to remain under British rule because...

George Washington was a famous...

Benedict Arnold was a famous...

Everyone picked a side. They chose either to be a Patriot or a Loyalist.

British law that forbade American colonists to settle west of the Appalachian mountains in the Ohio River Valley.

British law that put a tax on legal documents such as newspapers, playing cards and dice.

A refusal to buy goods or services.

To cancel

To not allow

A British law that taxed imported goods such as paint, glass, paper and tea.

Promise of colonial merchants to stop importing goods taxed by the Townshend Acts

The shooting of five Bostonians by British soldiers on March 5th, 1770.

Allowed the British East India Company to sell tea directly to the colonists without paying a tax.

Protest in which Bostonians, dressed as Native Americans, dumped British tea into the Boston Harbor.

A series of laws made to punish colonists for the Boston Tea Party.

Law that required colonists to provide housing to British soldiers stationed in the colonies.

Groups of colonists who wrote letters to inform and unite colonists against British rule.

An offering of peace by the colonists to the King of England ad Parliament.

Colonists who protested British taxes and wanted independence from England.

Colonists who stayed loyal to the King of England and Parliament.

To approve

To give permission

The spreading of ideas to help a particular cause and hurt another.

Allowed British officials to search a colonial ship without giving a reason.