the British
Why did the British pass the tax laws
help pay for the French and Indian War
who had knowledge of the land they were fighting in
Colonists
why did many enslaved African Americans join the Patriots
they thought that they would be free after the war
although the Colonists lost this battle, it gave them lots of confidence that they only lost due to amount of ammunition
The Battle of Bunker Hill
refusing to buy products
boycott
laws that the colonists considered unacceptable after the Boston Tea Party
Intolerable Acts
they supported the rule of King George
Loyalists
the Patriots did not agree with this other group who supported England
Loyalists
The river that Washington crossed to surprise the British
Delaware
only the colonial government could tax the colonists (phrase used)
No Taxation without Representation
taxes on most paper products including playing cards
Stamp Act
who wrote Common Sense
Thomas Paine
main author of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
Washington surrounded the British while the French Navy blocked the bay
Battle of Yorktown
written in 1776 to tell the British that they wanted to be free of their rule
Declaration of Independence
ruler of England during the Revolutionary War
King George III
considered the first casualty of the war
Crispus Attucks
He was the president of the Continental Congress and signed the Declaration of Independence first in bold, clear letters
John Hancock
The Shot Heard Round the World
Battle of Lexington
troops for hire
mercenaries
the British fired on Colonists and Crispus Attucks was killed
Boston Massacre
Published the famous Join or Die image
Bejamin Franklin
group of colonists formed to protest against British rule
Sons of Liberty
convinced the French to help the Americans
Battle of Saratoga
nonviolent refusal to obey laws
civil disobedience