The American Revolution Famous

Figures

Rights of Englishmen

The Snowball Effect

Down with King George!

Oh, It’s On NOW!

A Little of This and a

Little of That

10 10 10 10 10 10

20 20 20 20 20 20

30 30 30 30 30 30

40 40 40 40 40 40

50 50 50 50 50 50

Commander of the Continental Armyand the first president of the United

States.

He was a nobleman from Franceand was given his own

division to command after Gen. Washington saw how good

of a leader he was.

Who is Lafayette?

He authored Common Senseand American Crisis.

Who is Thomas Paine?

He wrote the Declaration of Independence.

Who is Thomas Jefferson?

This naval hero was responsiblefor taking a British warship off

the coast of Britain.

Who is Jon Paul Jones?

This important right was upheld in the John Peter Zenger trial.

What is freedom of the press?

He proposed the first formal planto unite the colonies.

Who is Benjamin Franklin?

Representative government in the colonies was influenced by the English Bill

of Rights, the Glorious Revolution, and thisdocument written in 1215.

What is the Magna Carta?

This act took away colonists’ rights andgave Parliament supreme control over

colonial governments.

What is the Declaratory Act?

He was the Enlightenment thinker whoargued that people have certain rights

that governments must protect.

Who is John Locke?

British soldiers were stationed inthe colonies after 1763 to help

King George III enforce this law.

What is the Proclamation of 1763?

This act was different from the SugarAct in that it taxed colonists directly

while the Sugar Act was an indirect tax.

What is the Stamp Act?

Conflict between English andFrench fur traders, fighting

between France and England inEurope, and fighting among NativeAmerican groups are all causes of

this war.

What is a the French and Indian War?

This occurred when British troops marched from Boston into the countryside in April 1775 to arrest Patriot leaders and

destroy militia supplies.

What are the Battles of Lexington and Concord?

Britain seized Cuba and the Philippines from Spain and France gave Spain NewOrleans and Louisiana when this treaty

was signed.

What is the Treaty of Paris 1763?

This occurred on March 5, 1770 when a fight broke out between British soldiers

and dockworkers.

What is the Boston Massacre?

This group staged both peaceful and violent protests

against Parliament’s laws.

Who are the Sons of Liberty?

Thomas Paine published this to convince Americans that a complete break

with Britain was necessary.

What is Common Sense?

Parliament passed this to raise money to pay for troops stationed in the colonies

for protection and to pay off war debt.

What is the Stamp Act?

This was the first colonial gathering toconsider acting together in protest of British

tax laws.

What is the Stamp Act Congress?

People who sided with the rebels duringthe Revolutionary War were called this.

What are Patriots?

This treaty ended the RevolutionaryWar.

What is the Treaty of Paris of 1783?

This battle caused King Louis XVI of France to recognize U.S.

independence and sign two treaties of alliance with the United States.

What is Saratoga?

This British general surrendered atthe Battles of Saratoga.

Who is Burgoyne?

The British strategy was to seize thisriver valley in order to cut New England

off from the other states.

What is the Hudson?

These were the professional soldiersfrom a German state hired to fight

for Britain.

Who are the Hessian mercenaries?

The trade of this and land were the basic cause of conflict among Native

American groups west of the Appalachian Mountains.

What is fur?

They were motivated to aid in the war effort by profit and patriotism, freedom to attach merchant’s ships,

and control of the Atlantic trade routes.

Who are privateers?

This event became a symbol of British tyranny and was used as

propaganda by the Sons of Liberty.

What is the Boston Massacre?

This idea that people would rule instead of a king developed after the

war.

What is republicanism?