Road to Revolution
An act of Parliament that required paper products to have revenue stamps attached to them?
The Stamp Act (1765)
A special militia that can be ready to fight on a moment's notice
Minutemen
Search warrants issued by British authorities to prevent smuggling
Writs of Assistance
The city where both Continental Congresses met
The United States' first Constitution
The Articles of Confederation
An act of Parliament that was passed the same day that the Stamp Act was repealed
The Declaratory Act
Battle that featured the phrase, "don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes"
The Battle of Bunker Hill
Someone who supported the King
Loyalist
Was selected as the commander of the Continental Army
George Washington
The group in favor of a weaker central government and supported the Bill of rights
What founding father represented the British soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre
John Adams
The last major battle of the American Revolution
Yorktown
Ratify
The Olive Branch Petition
Known as "The Father of the Constitution"
James Madison
The first act of Parliament created specifically to raise tax revenue in the colonies
The Sugar Act (1764)
Strengths of this army included strong leadership and familiarity with the land they were fighting on
The Continental (American) Army
System used only to vote for President
The Electoral College
The main author of the Declaration of Independence
Created a bicameral legislature with the upper house divided equally and the lower house divided based on population
The Connecticut or Great Compromise
Known as the Coercive acts to the American colonists
The Intolerable Acts
The river Washington crossed on the way to the surprise attack on Christmas day against the Hessian mercenaries
The Delaware River
Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote a particular cause or view
Propaganda
The only colony not to send a representative to the 1st Continental Congress
Georgia
The 9th state to ratify the Constitution
New Hampshire