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A disagreement between the British and French over land along the Ohio River resulted in the
French and Indian War
During the French and Indian War,
the British defeated the French and gained new land.
Patriot
a person who supported the cause of the colonists during the American Revolution
Some people who resisted the Stamp Act by boycotting British goods called themselves
the Sons of Liberty
____________ was an African American man killed in the Boston Massacre.
Crispus Attucks
stockpile
a large amount of something being stored for future use
mercenary
a soldier from one country paid to fight for another country
“taxation without representation”
the idea that American colonists did not have a say in the English Parliament, which enacted taxes without their consent.
Colonists organized the Boston Tea Party to stop
British tea from being delivered to the colony.
treason
disloyalty to a country by helping an enemy
defiant
breaking the rules on purpose
The American Revolution ended with the
British surrender at Yorktown.
__________ convinced many of its readers that America should break away from England.
Common Sense
scarce
in short supply; not having enough
The Continental Army lost almost half its men during the winter it spent camped at ___________
Valley Forge
The laws that took away Massachusetts’s self-government, appointed a military governor for the colony, and required colonists to house British soldiers were part of the
Intolerable Acts
The first shot of the American Revolution, also known as “the shot heard round the world,” was fired at the Battle of __________
Lexington
Washington won his first great victory at
Trenton
The First Continental Congress issued to the British government, stating that ________ colonists were entitled to the rights of Englishmen.
a Declaration of Rights
Loyalist
a person living in the colonies who did not support the American cause and remained loyal to Great Britain
Which individual helped train American soldiers at Valley Forge?
Baron von Steuben
The main author of the Declaration of Independence was
Thomas Jefferson
__________rode through Massachusetts towns warning people that the British army was marching to Concord.
Paul Revere
Which individual was a great hero of the American navy?
John Paul Jones
The woman who dressed in men’s clothing and joined the Continental Army was
Deborah Sampson