British Law
This act required the colonies to pay for the British Troops staying with them.
What was the Stamp Act.
A belief that disputes should be resolved peacefully with out war.
What is Pacifism?
May 10, 1775
When did the Second Continental Congress meet?
The hero of the frontier.
Who was George Rogers Clark?
American victory that was the turning point of the war.
What was Saratoga?
What is a mercenary?
They wrote a petition to the king, set up secret organizations to oppose the Stamp Act.
How did the Colonists oppose the Stamp Act?
The military post where General Braddock was ambushed?
What is Fort Duquesne?
March 1776
When did the British give up and leave Boston?
The important Indian chief who fought against the Americans.
Who was Jospeh Brant?
The act of refusing to use, buy, or deal with a store or orgiization.
What is a boycott?
A colonist who could be ready to fight at a moment's notice.
What is a minuteman?
Five colonists died and six were injured.
What is Boston Massacre?
The British national legislature.
What is Parliament?
July 4, 1776
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
The Swamp Fox
Who was Francis Marion?
The secret organization that opposed the British Parliament's requirements.
What are the Sons of Liberty?
He was with Francis Marion in South Carolina harassing the British troops.
Who was Thoma Sumter?
Law proposed in 1767 to raise taxes and stop smuggling.
What is the Townshend Act?
An army of colonial citizens who may be called upon to serve in an emergency.
What is a militia?
December 25, 1776 (need people and places)
When did Washinton cross the Delaware River into Trenton?
The British hoped he would unify the Southern States as Loyalist colonies.
Who was General Cornwallis?
The French nobleman who helped the Americans.
Who was the Marquis de Lafayette?
The locations of the first battles of the Revolutionay War.
What were Lexington and Condord?
British Parliament passed this act stating they could legally tax the colonists.
What was the Declaratory Act?
This began in 1754 where Washington and Indian allies fought against French soldiers.
What is the French and Indian War?
September 11, 1777 (need people and places)
When did General Howe defeat Washington near Philadelphia?
The Quaker General who led the Continental Army after the Battle of Kings Mountain.
Who was Nathanael Greene?
The Boston man who defended the British soldiers in March, 1770.
Who was John Adams?
What was the Treaty of Paris?
Samuel Adams led citizens to throw cargo overboard on December 16, 1773.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
The place where General James Wolfe told his troops to scale a cliff.
What is Quebec?
Winter 1777 (need people and places)
When did Washington winter at Valley Forge?
Won a crushing victory in Camden, South
Carolina.
Who was Cornwallis?
The mercenaries that fought with British.
What are the Hessians?
This is where thee British surrendered and ended the war.
What is Yorktown?