American Revolution

The treaty that formally recognized the United States as a free and independent nation

These acts required colonists to buy items legally from Britain (example: paper, tea, glass, and lead).

Town in Virginia where British General Cornwallis formally surrendered on October 19, 1781

Famous midnight rider to warn colonist the British were coming

Group of delegates that met in Philadelphia in 1774 to protest the Intolerable Acts. The Congress urged a boycott of British imports and create militias for each colony.

The Battles of Lexington and __________ were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War.

What is considered to be the first battle of the war?

What was the first tax that the British Parliament imposed on the colonist after the French and Indian War? Hint: It taxed sweet things like molassas.

Who did the colonists fight against during the American Revolution?

Commander in Chief of the Continental Army

King of Great Britain during the American Revolution

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

Which Continental Congress wrote the Declaration of Independence?

How did women help during the Revolutionary War?

French military officer who led troops in the Battle of Yorktown

Sons of Liberty threw 342 chests of tea into Boston's harbor.

Author of the Declaration of Independence

The violent clash between British troops and a Boston mob occurred on March 5, 1770.

Who was the first man to sign the Declaration of Independence?

Who was the infamous traitor who attempted to surrender a fort in exchange for money and a position in the British Army