Stamp Act
Stamp Act
A tax on all written documents
What did the
TOWNSHEND ACTS tax??
LEAD
GLASS
TEA
PAINT
PAPER
11 people shot, 5 died after British soldiers are taunted (teased)
Which event is this??
What was the law that said British soldiers could live in colonists’ homes?
The
Quartering Act
True or False about the Revolution:
1. Concord was the first real battle of the war.
2. Paul Revere never finished the
“Midnight Ride.”
3. Sam Adams led the Sons of Liberty.
Crispus Attucks
black man killed at the
Boston
Massacre
What two things were
Sam Adams the leader of???
BOSTON
TEA
PARTY
SONS
OF
LIBERTY
Don’t buy
British goods!
What is the
refusal to buy goods such as tea called?
What did Sam Adams,
Paul Revere
& other patriots do at
The Boston Harbor?
What did the
Intolerable Acts lead to?
Hint: 3 things
Results on Intolerable Acts
Quartering Act
All are patriots except :
Sam Adams
Thomas Hutchinson
Thomas Jefferson
John Hancock
Thomas
Hutchinson is royal governor of
Massachusetts.
– not a patriot
The battle of
Yorktown marked war
& was a
Colonial victory over the forces of which British leader?
Where were the
“opening shots” of the
Revolution War
& the
“shot heard around the world?”
Name the 3 advantages of the colonies that helped them win the
Revolutionary War.
1.Colonists defending their own land and beliefs.
2.Support from France and
Spain.
3.Strong leadership from people like George
Washington
True or False:
1.Colonists won many early battles and caused the British to want to surrender quickly.
2.British fought using British soldiers and
Hessian mercenaries.
3.Continental Army was successful because of leadership like George
Washington.
4.British won more battles than colonists, but colonists won more important battles.
What does dissatisfaction mean?
Unhappiness
The Americans could not have won the war without the help of what nation?
France
When a country or person refuses to take side in an argument, it is called being
What did
PHYLLIS
WHEATLEY do during the
Revolution?
Former slave who wrote poems supporting
American independence
What was the name of treaty that ended the Revolution and officially recognized the U.S. as a nation?
Treaty of Paris
1783
What event led to the creation of colonial militias?
Meeting of the
First Continental
Congress
What event led to the Declaration of
Independence?
Meeting of the
Second
Continental
Congress
Put the following events in chronological order:
•Meeting of First Continental Congress
•Meeting of Second Continental
Congress
•Battles of Lexington and Concord
•Passage of Coercive Acts by
Parliament
1. Passage of Coercive Acts by
Parliament
2. Meeting of First Continental
Congress
3. Meeting of Second Continental
Congress
4. Battles of Lexington and Concord
Where were the
“opening shots” of the
Revolution War
& the
“shot heard around the world?”
1 st real battle of war
We are going to chase you back to Boston!
Let’s get
Out of here!
North Bridge
Oh no! They are shooting when they see the whites of our eyes!!
Which battle was an….
French join the American cause
Which battle marked the war
& was a
Colonial victory over the forces of
Lord Cornwallis?
What European nation, along with
France, gave the
Patriots assistance during the
Revolutionary War?
Spain
What date was the
Declaration of
Independence officially approved by the Second
Continental
Congress?
July 4, 1776
What is the explanation of this cartoon?
Great Britain is bigger and better armed than the Patriots and felt the
Declaration of
Independence was a joke.
