It took more than two years to reach a peace agreement between the new United States and Britain, what is the name of that peace agreement??
Treaty of Paris
The “shot heard round the world” kicks off the American Revolutionary War during what battle(s)?
Battle of Lexington and Concord
Frustration with the British government was increasing daily, colonial leaders gathered to discuss and debate their next steps at what meeting?
First Continental Congress
Who are the patriots?
Colonists who wanted independence from Britain
How did colonist protest against the British East India Company and their monopoly on tea?
Boston Tea Party
Tensions between colonist and British troops exploded during a protest turned violent, what is this event called?
Boston Massacre
Why was the Battle of Saratoga important?
The Continental Army Victory convinced the French to join the war on the side of the colonists.
Who were the minutemen?
Patriot soldiers who could be ready for battle in a minutes notice
At this battle although the colonists lost, they proved that they would be a much tougher opponent than the British had anticipated.
Battle of Bunker Hill
What law gave the British East India Company a monopoly on the sale of a popular hot drink?
Tea Act
During this meeting, the Continental Army is formed under the direction of General George Washington.
Second Continental Congress
This is the last major battle of the war
Battle of Yorktown
What are the 3 unalienable rights according to the Declaration of Independence?
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
Who were considered loyalists?
colonists who supported Britain
This was a tax on sugar, molasses, coffee, and wine.
Sugar Act
Who are the redcoats?
British soldiers
Which colony did not attend the First Continental Congress
Georgia
What act put a tax on paper goods requiring payment for an official stamp?
Stamp Act
What day did the Second Continental Congress approve the Declaration of Independence?
July 4, 1776
This document formally announced the colonies’ break from Great Britain.
Declaration of Independence
Who wrote most of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
An act of protest when people refuse to buy goods from a certain country or company.
Boycott