Stamp Act

A tax on all writtendocuments

What did theTOWNSHEND ACTS

tax??

PAINT

PAPER

TEA

LEAD

GLASS

11 people shot, 5 diedafter British soldiers are taunted (teased)

Which

event

is

this??

What was the law

that said British

soldiers could live in

colonists’ homes?

The

Quartering Act

True or False about the Revolution:

1. Concord was the first real battle of the

war.

2. Paul Revere never finished the

“Midnight Ride.”

3. Sam Adams led the Sons of Liberty.

Crispus Attucks

black mankilled at

theBoston

Massacre

What two things were

Sam Adamsthe leader of???

SONSOF

LIBERTY

BOSTONTEA

PARTY

What is therefusal to buy goods such

as tea called?

Don’t buyBritish goods!

What did Sam Adams, Paul Revere

& other patriots do atThe Boston Harbor?

What did the

Intolerable Acts lead

to?

Hint: 3 things

Results on Intolerable Acts

Quartering Act

All are patriots except:

Sam Adams

Thomas Hutchinson

Thomas Jefferson

John Hancock

Thomas

Hutchinson is

royal governor of

Massachusetts.–

not a patriot

Colonial victoryover the forces of which

British leader?

The battle of Yorktown marked

& was a

end of thewar

Where were the“opening shots”

of the Revolution War

& the“shot heard

around the world?”

Name the 3

advantages of the

colonies that helped

them win the

Revolutionary War.

1.Colonists defending their

own land and beliefs.

2.Support from France and

Spain.

3.Strong leadership from

people like George

Washington

True or False:

1.Colonists won many early battles and

caused the British to want to surrender

quickly.

2.British fought using British soldiers and

Hessian mercenaries.

3.Continental Army was successful

because of leadership like George

Washington.

4.British won more battles than colonists,

but colonists won more important battles.

What does

dissatisfaction

mean?

Unhappiness

The Americans could

not have won the war

without the help of what

nation?

France

When a country or

person refuses to

take side in an

argument, it is called

being

What didPHYLLIS

WHEATLEYdo

during theRevolution?

Former slave who wrote

poemssupporting

American independence

What was the name

of treaty that ended

the Revolution and

officially recognized

the U.S. as a nation?

Treaty of Paris

1783

What event led to

the creation of

colonial militias?

Meeting of the

First Continental

Congress

What event led to

the Declaration of

Independence?

Meeting of the

Second

Continental

Congress

Put the following events in

chronological order:

•Meeting of First Continental Congress

•Meeting of Second Continental

Congress

•Battles of Lexington and Concord

•Passage of Coercive Acts by

Parliament

1. Passage of Coercive Acts by

Parliament

2. Meeting of First Continental

Congress

3. Meeting of Second Continental

Congress

4. Battles of Lexington and Concord

Where were the“opening shots”

of the Revolution War

& the“shot heard

around the world?”

1st real battle of warWe are going tochase you back

to Boston!

North Bridge

Let’s getOut of here!

Oh no! They areshooting when theysee the whites of our eyes!!

Which battle was an….

French join the American cause

Colonial victoryover the forces of Lord Cornwallis?

Which battle marked the

& was a

end of thewar

What European

nation, along with

France, gave the

Patriots assistance

during the

Revolutionary War?

Spain

What date was the

Declaration of

Independence

officially approved by

the Second

Continental

Congress?

July 4, 1776

What is the explanation of

this cartoon?

Great Britain is bigger

and better armed than

the Patriots and felt the

Declaration of

Independence was a

joke.