Unit 3 - The American Revolution

Who was King of England during the American Revolutionary War?

Which battle convinced the French to enter the war to help the Patriots?

What did the British do after winning the French and Indian War that angered the colonists?

What secret rebel group burnt tax buildings and harassed tax collectors?

Why were the colonists mad about "taxation without representation"?

What act/punishment was placed on Boston in response to the Boston Tea Party?

Why was the American Revolution actually fought?

At this battle near Gastonia, NC, an American militia force destroyed a British army force?

What was important about the winter at Valley Forge?

Which destructive act of vandalism did the colonists do to protest the Tea Act/Tax?

In what battle did the colonists trick the British by acting like they were retreating?

This famous person wrote the Declaration of Independence?

All of the following were causes of the American Revolution except which one?

Who created the taxes that the colonists said were unfair?

This famous person was chosen to lead the American army at the 2nd Continental Congress?

What riot/battle is sometimes called "the shot heard around the world?"

This document is unique because it was a statement of self rule by the people against a king?

What did the Battle of Bunker Hill prove to the Americans and the British?

What Act placed a tax on all papers?

The Americans won the last battle of the war by trapping the British forcing them to surrender?