War between Britain and France over North American territory.

Britain won but gained a large war debt.

Led to new colonial taxes and tensions.

British monarch during the American Revolution.

Insisted on keeping control over colonies.

Blamed by colonists for tyranny.

Commander of the Continental Army.

Known for strong leadership and strategy.

Became first U.S. President.

Issued by King George III to stop westward expansion.

Colonists could not settle past the Appalachian Mountains.

Angered colonists who wanted new land.

Tax on printed goods like newspapers and legal documents.

United colonists in protest.

Repealed due to colonial boycotts.

Allowed British East India Company to sell cheap tea in colonies.

Hurt local merchants.

Led to the Boston Tea Party protest.

First British tax aimed directly at colonies.

Taxed imported sugar and molasses.

Colonists protested “no taxation without representation.”

British soldiers fired into a crowd of colonists.

Five colonists were killed.

Used as propaganda against the British.

Sons of Liberty disguised as Mohawks threw tea overboard.

Protest against Tea Act taxes.

Led to Britain’s harsh Intolerable Acts.

Representatives from colonies met to respond to British laws.

Agreed to boycott British goods.

Began organizing colonial unity.

Directed the war effort.

Appointed George Washington as commander.

Approved the Declaration of Independence.

First battles of the Revolution.

British tried to seize weapons, but colonists resisted.

Marked the start of open war.

ritish general who led southern campaigns.

Defeated at Yorktown in 1781.

His surrender ended major fighting.

Warned colonists that the British were coming.

Member of the Sons of Liberty.

Helped spread revolutionary news.

Strong advocate for independence.

Defended British soldiers after Boston Massacre to show fairness.

Later became 2nd U.S. President.

First to sign the Declaration of Independence.

President of the Continental Congress.

Wealthy patriot and leader in Boston.

Written mostly by Thomas Jefferson.

Declared the colonies free from Britain.

Signed on July 4, 1776.

Major American victory in New York.

Turning point that convinced France to help.

Boosted colonial morale.

Last major battle of the war.

Washington and French allies trapped British forces.

Cornwallis surrendered to Washington.

Officially ended the Revolutionary War.

Britain recognized American independence.

Set U.S. borders from Atlantic Ocean to Mississippi River

Main author of the Declaration.

Believed in natural rights and liberty.

3rd U.S. President.

Helped write the Declaration.

Secured French support during the war.

Promoted colonial unity.

Wrote Common Sense encouraging independence.

Simple, powerful language inspired colonists.

Also wrote The American Crisis to motivate troops.