The American Revolution

The first battle between the colonists and Great Britain was fought in...

__________ wrote the Declaration of Independence at the Second Continental Congress. 

_________ was the leader of the colonists. 

What was the name of British soldiers?

The colonists were angry that they had to pay these taxes without representation in British...

British soldiers shot and killed 5 colonists who were protesting. This events is known as the..

In 1770, _________________ or problems between the colonies and Great Britain increased. 

The colonists decided to _____________ British products, such as tea. 

In 1774, colonial leaders gathered in Philadelphia at a meeting known as the ________________.

At this meeting, leaders talked about how to respond to ________ laws passed by Great Britain.

The Declaration of Independence proclaimed that America would be ___________.

Thomas Jefferson wrote the ...

One of the laws or taxes that Great Britain passed was the Sugar Act. This taxed...

In Boston, colonists protested and threw _________ at the British soldiers. 

Great Britain sent ______________ to keep the peace in the colonies. 

The colonists won the American Revolution at _____________ and became and independent nation.

Great Britain was ______________ after fighting the French and Indian War. 

To pay off its debt, Britain passed laws that made the colonists pay ___________.

War _____________ between Great Britain and the colonists. 

Colonial leaders met in _____________ discussed becoming independent from Great Britain.