The War for Independence

Study Guide

The Albany Plan of Union

Benjamin Franklin’s idea to unite the colonies

The Coercive/Intolerable Acts

a set of laws passed meant to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party

Minutemen

The members of the colonial militia

The Quartering Act

said colonists were responsible for housing and feeding British soldiers

The Stamp Act

required colonists to purchase a stamp for all important paper goods

The Townsend Acts

placed taxes on lead, paper, paint, glass, and tea

The Patriots

wanted to break free from England’s rule

The Loyalist

stayed true to the King

Paul Revere

his Midnight Ride warned the colonists that the British were coming

Lexington and Concord

The American Revolution began with the Battles of_______________.

Yorktown

The Revolution ended at the Battle of _______________.

Bunker Hill

The Battle of _____________, fought outside of Boston, was a British victory.

Proclamation of 1763

The Appalachian Mountains were used to create a boundary between the colonies and Native Americans in the ________________.

Valley Forge

Many Continental Army soldiers died during the long winter spent at __________.

French and Indian War

The colonies were originally taxed because England thought they should help pay for the ________________.