The American Revolution

What was the major purpose of the Declaration of Independence?

The Proclamation of 1763 was an attempt by Britain to do what?

Last major battle of the war. Cornwallis surrendered

This is the hands- off policy in which the British had rarely interfered in colonial affairs

What was England's main purpose for initiating the battle of Lexington and Concord.

This battle was the turning point, where France and Spain decided to join the war

These people wanted to remain part of the British Empire

The Stamp act caused the most outrage in the colonies because

The central argument supporting the colonist disobedience of Parliament's laws was

He was commander of the Continental Army

This document was an attempt by the colonists to keep peace with King George

This battle showed Washington surprise attack the Hessians on Christmas night

What major issues still divided the US after the war?

I am a foreign soldier hired to fight for the British.

What treaty officially ended the War for Independence

Why did Parliament levy a series of taxes on the colonies

The purpose of the Quartering Act was to require the colonies to

When was the Declaration of Independence written?

A low point for the continental army was the winter at

The great Enlightenment thinker John Locke argued that people have

During this incident, men disguised as N. Americans threw tea overboard

A victory in this war left the British in control of a large portion of North America

He wrote the declaration of Independence

The first fighting of the minutemen and redcoats occurred during

I was a French nobleman who helped the Patriots fight the British?

True or False- the English surrendered and the war ended at Saratoga

The Declaration of Independence did all of the following EXCEPT

Britain's northern strategy was to