Road to Revolution
A disagreement between Britain and France over land along the Ohio River led to this war.
French and Indian War
The American Revolution ended with the
British Surrender at Yorktown
The continental army lost almost half of its men during the winter it spent camped at
Valley Forge
Which individual was a great hero of the American navy?
John Paul Jones
Stockpile
a large amount of something being stored for future use
During the french and indian war
the British defeated the French and gained new land
Colonists organized the Boston Tea Party to stop
British tea from being delivered to the colony
_________ convinced many of its readers that American should break away from England
Common Sense
Which individual helped train American Soldiers at Valley Forge
Baron Von Steuben
Treason
disloyalty to a country by helping an enemy
_________ rode through Massachusetts towns warning people that the British army was marching to concord
Paul Revere
The laws that took away Massachusetts self government, appointed military governor for the colony, and required colonists to house British soldiers were part of the
Intolerable acts
The main author of the Declaration of Independence was
Thomas Jefferson
Taxation without representation
the idea that colonists did not have a say in the English Parliament, which enacted taxes without their consent
Defiant
breaking the rules on purpose
Some people who resisted the Stamp Act by boycotting British goods called themselves
the Sons of Liberty
The first continental congress issued __________ to the British government, stating that colonists were entitled to the rights of Englishman
a declaration of rights
The woman who dressed in men's clothing and joined the continental army was
Deborah Sampson
Scarce
In short supply; not having enough
Patriot
a person who supported the cause of the colonists during the american revolution
Who was an African American man killed in the Boston Massacre
Crispus Attucks
The first shot of the American revolution, also knows as "the shot heard around the world," was fired at the Battle of
Lexington
Trenton
Mercenary
a solider from one country paid to fight for another country
Loyalist
a person living in the colonies who did not support the American cause and remained loyal to great Britain