A New Nation: The American Revolution

This is a political cartoon by Benjamin Franklin encouraging colonies to join the fight against the Great Britain.

How did the colonists react to the Stamp Act?

A group of colonists that used protests and boycotts to fight the taxes imposed by King George III.

What was the phrase that colonists used to protest the unfair taxes?

This battle was won at North Bridge by the Americans. It gave them renewed confidence.

Why did Great Britain tax the colonists?

This battle was thought to be the major "Turning Point" of The Revolutionary War.

This act placed a tax on all papers, such as legal documents and newspapers.

A deadly riot in which british soldiers shot and killed people in a mob in Boston.

This battle was a small fight. The first shot of the Revolutionary War was fired.

A group that supported colonies by making clothes, leading protests and encouraging others to stop buying Englig goods.

In response to the Tea Act, colonists dumped tea into the Boston Harbor.  This is known as...