Significant People
Major Battles
Important Documents
Significant Events leading Up to the War
Other Important Terms
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Led the Continental and wend on the be the first president of the United States.
Who is George Washington
100
"Turning point" of the war, in which America gained French alliance.
What is Battle of Saratoga
100
Ended the American Revolution.
What is Treaty of Paris 1783
100
British soldiers opened fire on a crown of american protesters, killing 5 people.
What is Boston Massacre
100
The economic theory that trade generates wealth and is stimulated by the accumulation of profitable balances, which a government should encourage by means of protectionism.
What is Mercantilism
200
General of the British army who surrendered at Yorktown but refused to give up his sword.
Who is General Cornwallis
200
The famous "shot heard 'round the world" occurred during this battle.
What is Battle of Lexington and Concord
200
Written by Thomas Paine. Converted the remaining undecided Americans to Patriotism.
What is "Common Sense"
200
War in which the French and their Indian allies rebelled against England.
What is French and Indian War
200
Americans that stayed loyal to Great Britain during the war.
What are Loyalists
300
Author of the game-changing publication "Common Sense" which converted the remaining undecided Americans to Patriotism.
Who is Thomas Paine
300
Last battle of the war. General Cornwallis surrendered here.
What is Battle of Yorktown.
300
Document in which Americans originally declared independence.
What is Declaration of Independence
300
Colonists, disguised as Native Americans, dumped two ship loads of tea into the harbor in protest to the tax Britain had imposed on it.
What is Boston Tea Party
300
Colonists who violently rebelled against British rule during the war.
What are Patriots
400
3rd President of the United States; chief drafter of the Declaration of Independence; made the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and sent out the Lewis and Clark Expedition to explore it (1743-1826).
Who is Thomas Jefferson
400
Technically a British victory, but also seen at a moral victory for America.
What is Battle of Bunker Hill
400
imposed a tax for colonists on all legal documents, stamps, etc.
What is Stamp Act
400
Act in which England taxed Americans for tea purchase
What is Tea Act
400
private colonists who independently organized to form well-prepared militia companies self-trained in weaponry, tactics and military strategies from the American colonial partisan militia during the American Revolutionary War. They were also known for being ready in a minute's notice.
What are minutemen
500
Went on a midnight ride to warn Americans that "The British are coming!".
Who is Paul Revere
500
stopped British offensive momentum in the south and renewed the spirits of American forces, initiating the campaign that brought the war to an end.
What is Battle of Cowpens
500
a formal announcement issued by U.S. President George Washington in May 1793, declaring the nation neutral in the conflict between France and Great Britain. It threatened legal proceedings against any American providing assistance to any country at war.
What is Proclamation of Neutrality
500
Act in which England imposed a tax on all sugar and other imported spices.
What is Sugar Act
500
was when britain but taxes on tea, paper , glass and coloring for paints
What is Townshend Acts
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