Vocab
What term describes an American colonist who supported independence from Great Britain?
Patriot
Which section of the 13 colonies were known as "the bread basket" because of their food surplus?
Middle Colonies
What famous phrase did colonists use to protest British taxes because they had no elected representatives in Parliament?
No taxation without representation
What were the first battles of the American Revolution, fought in Massachusetts in April 1775?
Lexington and Concord
Which British king ruled during the American Revolution and was blamed by colonists for violating their rights?
King George III
What famous document, adopted on July 4, 1776, the colonies' used to officially "break up" with Great Britain?
Declaration of Independence
What 1765 British law required colonists to pay taxes on printed materials such as newspapers and legal documents?
Stamp Act
What term describes an American colonist who remained loyal to the British king during the Revolution?
Patriot
What section of the 13 colonies was know for it's freedom of religion and ship building?
New England Colonies
What 1773 protest involved colonists disguising themselves and dumping British tea into Boston Harbor?
Boston Tea Party
What 1775 battle near Boston demonstrated that colonial forces could stand against the British army, despite losing the battle?
Battle of Bunker Hill
Who was the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army and later became the first president of the United States?
George Washington
What pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1776 encouraged colonists to break away from British rule?
Common Sense
What British law placed duties on imported goods such as glass, paper, paint, and tea?
Townshend Act
What term describes colonists refusing to purchase British goods as a form of protest?
Boycott
Which section of the 13 colonies was know for large crop plantations and the use of slavery?
Southern Colonies
What war left Great Britain deeply in debt, causing Parliament to increase taxes on the colonies?
French and Indian War (Seven Years' War)
What battle involved George Washington crossing the Delaware River on Christmas night in 1776 to launch a surprise attack against Hessian soldiers?
Battle of Trenton
Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What document established a national government with a weak central authority and no separate executive branch? This document was later REPLACED by the Constitution.
Articles of Confederation
What British law required colonists to provide certain supplies and accommodations for British soldiers?
Quartering Act
What was the first military called that fought for the "nation" of the 13 colonies.
Continental Army
What mountain range served as a natural barrier to westward expansion and was used as the boundary in the Proclamation of 1763?
Appalachian Mountains
What 1770 event involved British soldiers firing into a crowd of colonists, killing five people?
Boston Massacre
What 1777 American victory became a major turning point in the war by helping convince France to form an alliance with the Americans?
Battle of Saratoga
Which American patriot is famous for his midnight ride to warn colonists that British troops were approaching in April 1775?
Paul Revere
What document established the Mississippi River as the western boundary of the newly independent United States? It was the agreement that ended the American Revolution.
Treaty of Paris (1783)
What series of laws passed in 1774 punished Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party by closing Boston Harbor and restricting colonial self-government?
Intolerable Acts (Coercive Acts)
What is the term for a civilian soldier who could be ready to fight at a minute's notice?
Minutemen
In which colony did the Boston Tea Party, Boston Massacre, and battles of Lexington and Concord take place?
Massachusetts
What British policy after the French and Indian War prohibited colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains, angering many colonists?
Proclamation of 1763
What 1781 battle ended with British General Cornwallis surrendering to American and French forces, effectively ending major fighting in the Revolution?
Battle of Yorktown
What was the name of the colonial protest groups that organized resistance against British taxation?
Sons of Liberty
Established in 1619 in Jamestown, Virginia, this was the group of representative for a COLONY.
House of Burgesses
What British laws regulated colonial trade to benefit Great Britain?
Navigation Act