The American Revolution

There were 13 British colonies in America at the time of the War of Independence.

King [blank_start]George III[blank_end] was King of [blank_start]England[blank_end] and therefore ruled over the [blank_start]American[blank_end] [blank_start]colonies[blank_end]. The King had a [blank_start]representative[blank_end] in each of the colonies who was called the [blank_start]Governor.[blank_end] Each colony had a [blank_start]Governor[blank_end] and an elected [blank_start]assembly[blank_end], similar to the English [blank_start]Constitutional Monarchy[blank_end], which had a King and a Parliament.

Which of the following were the main causes for the colonists deciding to revolt against the British.

Protests in Boston in 1770 about the new Townshend Act which put more taxes on the Colonists led to the British Soldiers (Redcoats) shooting at the protesters. It became known as the Boston Massacre. How many protesters were killed?

The [blank_start]Boston Massacre[blank_end] led a repeal of the [blank_start]Townshend Act[blank_end], however, the new tax on tea was kept, as [blank_start]King George III[blank_end] didn't want to seem too weak. This led to an incident in December [blank_start]1773[blank_end], when protesters dressed up as [blank_start]Native American's[blank_end], boarded some docked cargo ships in Boston and threw the [blank_start]tea[blank_end] they transporting into the harbour. This became known as [blank_start]The Boston Tea Party[blank_end].

After the Boston Tea Party the British put a series of restrictive laws on Boston, known as the 'Intolerable Acts'. The colonists responded by calling a meeting the First Congressional Congress in what year

The first fighting of The War of Independence took place at Lexington and Concord in 1775 where nearly 300 British Redcoats were killed.

Who was appointed as head of the newly formed American Continental Army at the Second Congressional Congress in May 1775

Thomas Paine wrote the an article in 1775, which had a massive impact on how the colonists. He stated that any man who didn't fight against the British had the'heart of a coward...' What was the name of this article

On the 4th of [blank_start]July[blank_end] [blank_start]1776[blank_end] the members of the [blank_start]Third[blank_end] Congressional Congress signed the [blank_start]Declaration of Independence[blank_end] which was written by [blank_start]Thomas Jefferson[blank_end]. It stated that all men are created [blank_start]equal[blank_end]'.

In October 1777 the American's won a famous battle at Saratoga. Who was the General who led them to victory?

What were the main consequences of the American's winning the battle at Saratoga

In the winter of 1777-1778 General George Washington brought the army to Valley Forge and with the help of Frederick Von Steuben trained the army to be a stronger, more powerful fighting machine.

The American War of Independence was effectively won when George Washington defeated the British General Cornwallis where and when?

The Treaty of Paris was signed in 1783 led to the recognition of America's independence.