Vocabulary
To withdraw or cancel
what is repeal?
In which direction, North, East, South, or West, did the Patriots push back the British in the final battle?
What is South?
The event in which 5 people were killed for no good reason in 1770.
What is the Boston Massacre?
The name of the man in charge of the British rule.
Who is King Charles III?
The name of the war that was the main cause of the American Revolution.
What is the French and Indian War?
To refuse to do business or have contact with a person, group, country or product.
What is a boycott?
The organization that convinced colonists to become Patriots.
Who are the Sons of Liberty?
The name of the first Revolutionary War battle in 1775.
What is Lexington and Concord?
The man who rode on horseback to warn that the British were coming in 1775!
Who is Paul Revere?
What are taxes?
Well-trained volunteer soldiers who defended the American colonies against the British at a minute's notice.
What are minutemen?
The clothing soldiers would wear.
What is wool coats, socks, swords, hats, neck ties, etc.
The document written for everyone to convince them to fight for freedom in 1776.
The woman who is considered one of the founding women of America.
Who is Abigail Adams.
The law that Britain used to make people pay for paper products.
What is the Stamp Act?
A written request signed by many people.
What is a petition?
Patriots or colonists were unable to speak for themselves when it came to paying taxes. Not fair!
What is "No taxation without representation!"
The name of the camp in which Patriots stayed for 6 months waiting for the French to arrive in 1778.
What is Valley Forge?
The leader of the Continental Army, a Founding Father, and first president, who led the Patriots to victory.
Who is George Washington?
The law that Britain used to make colonists house and feed British soldiers against their will.
What is the Intolerable Acts?
The group of colonists who organized themselves to protest the British government.
Who are the Sons of Liberty?
The names of the three groups that formed in this war. Everyone was in a group.
What are the Loyalists, the Patriots, and undecided.
The name of the final document which ended the war.
The name of the man who famously declared, "No taxation without representation!"
Who is James Otis?
The reason England needed so much money to fight the French and Indian war.
What is needing a lot of supplies (guns, food, shelter, etc.)