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American Revolution Study Guide
Events that Led to War
French and Indian War
Stamp Act
Boston Massacre
Sugar Act
Townshend Acts
Boston Tea Party
Quartering Act
Intolerable Acts
boycott on British tea
Important People
Sons of Liberty
George Washington
Nathaniel Greene
Committee of Correspondence
Lord Charles Cornwallis
Thomas Gage
delegates
King George III
Benjamin Franklin
patriots
Samuel Adams
John Jay
loyalists
Paul Revere
Thomas Paine
militia and minutemen
John Adams
Nathan Hale
Continental Army
Thomas Jefferson
Patrick Henry
Famous Battles
Concord and Lexington
Battle of Bunker Hill
Saratoga
Guilford Courthouse
Yorktown
Winter at Valley Forge
Making a New Nation
Declaration of Independence
Continental Congress
Second Continental Congress
Treaty of Paris (1783)
United States Constitution
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Cloze Activity: Fill in the blanks with vocabulary words.
1. On September 17, 1787, delegates came together in Philadelphia to sign the _______________,
which created the laws and rights of citizens of the United States.
2. _______________ is also known as the “Father of our Country.” He served as the commanding
general of the Continental Army and the first president of the United States.
3. This group of radical patriots called themselves the _______________, and fought for freedom
from England in Boston.
4. Colonists who were in favor of independence called themselves _______________.
5. The _______________ was established under the command of Gen. Washington once the war
began.
6. Although he is best known as author of the Declaration of Independence, _______________ was
also the third U.S. President.
7. The Sugar Act was created as a method of replacing the money Great Britain spent in the
________________.
8. _______________ will always be remembered as a martyr of the Revolution whose famous last
words were: “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.”
9. The very first battle of the war took place at _______________ on April 18, 1775, when U.S.
militia tried to stop the British from advancing to destroy colonists’ ammunition.
10._______________ was the British military governor of Massachusetts and a general in the war.
11. On October 19th, 1781, Gen. Cornwallis and his troops surrendered to Gen. Washington after the
final battle of the American Revolution, the Battle of _______________.
12. The _______________ officially ended the war. It was signed by 3 American negotiators on
Sept. 3, 1781 and recognized the United States of America as an independent nation.
13. The _______________ was created after the Stamp Act. It imposed taxes on glass, paint, oil,
lead, paper, and tea in the 13 Colonies.
14. The cousin of John Adams, _______________, was well-known in Boston as a patriotic Son of
Liberty, delegate to the Continental Congress and signer of the Declaration of Independence.
15. Leading men of the 13 colonies were selected to become part of the _______________, an
organization formed to coordinate action against Great Britain.
16. On March 5, 1770, a riot broke out between a patriot mob and British soldiers in front of the
Customs House in Boston. The Sons of Liberty later dubbed this event the _______________.
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17. Sam Adam’s friend, _______________, is legendary for his very important journey from Boston
to Concord to warn the minutemen that the Regulars were coming to destroy their artillery
house.
18. The _______________ convened in May 1775 after the Battle of Concord and Lexington. This
time the congress formed the Continental Army and wrote the Olive Branch Petition.
19. The _______________ was one of the first outrageous acts imposed on the colonists. It taxed
items, such as molasses and sugar, imported into the colonies. This act had the greatest impact on
colonial merchants.
20. Although Gen. Cornwallis defeated Gen. Greene at the Battle of _______________, the battle
severely weakened his forces which led to an ultimate loss at Yorktown, Virginia.
21. The acts that followed the Boston Tea Party, which were created to punish the colonies for
their rebellious behavior, were known as the ___________.
22. _______________ was the commanding officer of the British Army during the war and
surrendered to Gen. Washington at the Battle of Yorktown.
23. George Washington gave _______________ the responsibility of leading the Continental Army
of the South. He fought British troops at the Battles of Guilford Courthouse and Eutaw Springs.
24. _______________ are people designated to represent colonies or regions; they serve as
members of the Congress.
25. In September of 1774, delegates from 12 of 13 colonies came together in Philadelphia and
formed the _______________. The congress drafted a declaration of colonial rights, which were
ignored by Great Britain.
26. Colonists who remained true to Great Britain were called _______________.
27. _______________ was Governor of Virginia; made famous for his patriotic cry, “Give me
Liberty, or give me Death!”
28. The _______________ took place on December 16, 1773, when a group of radical patriots seized
342 chests of tea in a midnight raid on three tea ships and threw them into the harbor.
29. The _______________ was one of the first battles of the war. Although the British technically
won this battle, American troops felt successful because of the unexpected large number of British
casualties.
30. The ruler of Great Britain during the American Revolution was _______________.
31. _______________ served as Washington’s vice president and became the second President of
the United States.
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32. The Battle of _______________ was the turning point of the war. American and French troops
came together to confidently defeat British troops.
33. Colonists were required to house British soldiers due to the _______________.
34. _______________ wrote and published a pamphlet during the Revolution called “Common
Sense,” which attacked Great Britain.
35. The Townshend Act and Tea Act resulted in the colonists’ _______________.
36. _______________ was a brilliant printer, publisher, scientist and statesman. He assisted in the
writing of the Declaration of Independence, and negotiated the Treaty of Paris (1783).
37. After a string of lost battles, General Washington and his ailing army had an extremely tough
time during the _______________ as they waited for warm weather to regain their health and
spirits.
38. _______________ were trained civilians ready to fight at a minute’s notice.
39. The _______________ imposed taxes on all paper products.
40. The document, written by Thomas Jefferson, which severed ties with Mother England, is
called the _______________. It was approved by the colonies on July 4, 1776.
41. _______________ was a on the Committee of Correspondence, a member of the First
Continental Congress, and signed the Treaty of Paris (1783) with Benjamin Franklin and John
Adams.
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CLOZE ACTIVITY ANSWER KEY:
1. United States Constitution
21. Intolerable Acts
2. George Washington
22. Lord Charles Cornwallis
3. Sons of Liberty
23. Nathaniel Greene
4. patriots
24. delegates
5. Continental Army
25. Continental Congress
6. Thomas Jefferson
26. loyalists
7. French and Indian War
27. Patrick Henry
8. Nathan Hale
28. Boston Tea Party
9. Concord and Lexington
29. Battle of Bunker Hill
10. Thomas Gage
30. King George III
11. Yorktown
31. John Adams
12. Treaty of Paris (1783)
32. Saratoga
13. Townshend Acts
33. Quartering Act
14. Samuel Adams
34. Thomas Paine
15. Committee of Correspondence
35. boycott on British tea
16. Boston Massacre
36. Benjamin Franklin
17. Paul Revere
37. Winter at Valley Forge
18. Second Continental Congress
38. militia and minutemen
19. Sugar Act
39. Stamp Act
20. Guilford Courthouse
40. Declaration of Independence
41. John Jay
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