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The 7th president of the United States, became a national war hero after defeating the British in the Battle of New Orleans.
Who is Andrew Jackson?
The British defeated the Americans in Massachusetts on June 17th, 1777 during the American Revolution
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill?
This was the most used cannon during the American Revolution.
What is the Galloper?
This act was passed by British parliament to help pay for thr troops stationed in the colonies during the Seven Years War, this act required colonists to pay taxes on paper and different documents
What is the Stamp Act?
This was a protest that occured in Boston. The colonists were upset about "Taxation without Representation" and they dumped tea into the Boston Harbor.
What was the Boston Tea Party?
He is thought to be the first casualty in the American Revolution, killed during the Boston Massacre
Who is Crispus Attucks?
This battle occured during the second year of the Revolution, it was a victory for the Continental Army and a turning point in the war
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
This was kind of like a cannon but it was chambered meaning the gun powder was loaded into a separate chamber rather than in the muzzle.
What is the Mortar?
These were different laws passed by the British onto the colonies in 1767 that placed new taxes and took away some of their freedom.
What is the Townshend Act?
What was the Boston Massacre?
This man alerted the Lexington Minutemen about the approach of the British and was part of the Boston Tea Party
Who is Paul Revere?
This was a success for the British Army, a part of the British campaign to seize control over New York
What is the Battle of Long Island?
This was the most used weapon in the war, some of them had attached bayonets for close range fighting.
What is the Musket?
These were a series of acts passed by the British Governmetn for the Boston Tea Party meant to punish the Massachusetts colonists.
What were the Coercive Acts?
This was a group founded by Samuel Adams to advance the rights of the European colonists and to fight the taxation of the British gov.
Who were the Sons of Liberty?
Mother of the 6th president of the United States, she also served as the unofficial advisor to her husband during his career.
Who is Abigail Adams?
This was known as the last major battle of the American Revolution, the British surrendered to General George Washingtons army.
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
This was standard equipment for the British rifle units, they were also mainly used for symbolic use
What is the Tomahawk?
This act was passed in 1765 so the American colonists would provide the British troops with housing and food.
What was the Quartering Act?
This was one of the punishments for Boston for the Boston Tea Party where the ports of Boston were closed and the colonists were demanded to pay for the tea dumped.
What was the Boston Blockade?
An American Revolutionary War general and switched sides during the war. He escaped capture for his traitorous ways and ran to England.
Who is Benedict Arnold?
George Washingtons army crossed the Delaware river on Christmas day 1776, his forces won two battles (one being the Battle of Princeton) in the span of 10 days
What is the Battle of Trenton?
These were used for making lead balls for the smooth core muskets and for the rifles used.
What is the shot mold?
This act was passed in 1774 that set procedures of governance in the Province of Quebec.
What was the Quebec Act?
The British needed to pay for its war debts and the British Parliment thought they had the rights to impose these onto the colonies.
What were taxes?