American Revolution

Colonists who supported the British

Colonists who supported the Revolution

Closed the port of Boston reduced their self-government autonomy, those accused of crimes now had to be tried in England

The First Continental Congress caused what?

Required colonial assemblies to stop issuing paper money and to retire on all paper money already in circulation

Washington’s nighttime crossing of the Delaware River surprised the British

Gave the British East India company the right to export tea directly to the colonies

The final battle where Britain had to surrender.

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 stated that no new territory in the Northwest could have what?

What was the name of the event that had colonists dressed up like Native Americans dumping tea into the Boston Harbor?

The Boston Tea Party caused what?

Was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence

Who had local knowledge of the land

Rhode from Boston to Lexington and Concord to warn the militia that the British were coming.

The Townshed Acts caused what?

Battle against the weather, where thousands died and the army ran out of food and supplies

The Second Continental Congress Caused what?

What was the name of the radical group founded by Samuel Adams in response to higher British taxes?

Who fired the first shot of the Revolutinary War?

The French and Indian War caused what?

General in command of the Continental Army.

Taxes on imports from GBR (lead, paint, paper, tea)

Surrendered his forces at Yorktown, ending the war.

This rebellion was known as _____ because farmers were angry that the government was taking their land.

Who had a well trained and supplied army

Who used guerilla warfare tactics

The shot heard around the world is referring to which battle?

Minutemen met the British and engaged in the first battle of the Revolution.

Who had the world's most powerful navy?

Frenchman who helped train the militia

Betrayed his men to ally himself with the British

What was the MAIN reason the colonists were angry about these new taxes?

What was the effect of the French and Indian War being very costly?

Who allied with France

Act that forced colonists to house and feed British soldiers.

Designed to eliminate the illegal sugar trade between the colonists and the French/Spanish West Indies.

Merchants and lawyers required to buy stamps for ships’ papers and legal documents

The only colony to not attend the First Continental Congress

colonists were able to beat the trained British soldiers by using ___; hiding and attacking quickly at the right moment

The Battle of Lexington and Concord caused what?

limited colonists’ westward movement past the Appalachian Mountains

The tea act caused what?

American victory, turning point in the war for the colonists.

Philosopher associated with Enlightenment ideas used in the colonies and Declaration of Independence.

Very high casualties for the British, which made the Americans more confident in their ability to win the war.

This document officially ended the War _

The name of the farmers from a village who could be ready to fight at any moment were known as? ____

The Intolerable Acts caused what?

Diplomat who gained France’s support for the Americans

Wrote the Declaration of Independence

The two names of the British army were Redcoats and Lobsterbacks.

Which group helped the colonists during the American Revolution by training them and increasing naval power?