Chapter 5 - The American Revolution

Wrote the Declaration of Independence

How did the Boston massacre and Boston tea party affect the colonists' opinion of parliament?

Which of the following were British taxes that colonists had to pay?

The last major battle of the American Revolution.

Why did General Thomas Gage send troops to Lexington and Concord?

What is the Declaration of Independence?

Supported the fight for independence and saw themselves as Americans.

Which of the following was a problem for the colonies during the Revolutionary War?

British soldiers fired into a crowd and killed 5 colonists in an event known as the

Went on a midnight ride to warn colonists the British were coming.

George Washington crossed the _____________ river in a sneak attack on Hessian soldiers.

Colonists who were loyal to the British government

The 2nd Continental Congress created the

Angry Boston colonists dumped the British ships cargoes of tea overboard

Who fired the Shot heard round the world?

Sons of Liberty organized _______________ of British goods to protest taxes.

In 1783, the Treaty of ___________ ended the American Revolution.

After the French and Indian War, parliament issued the Proclamation of 1763 to

Parliament passed the ____________ to punish the colonists after the Boston tea party.

The battle of ____________ was the turning point for the Americans in the war.