Acts of Parliament
This 1765 act required colonists to purchase specially stamped paper for legal documents.
Stamp Act
The British began taxing colonists because they felt colonists should help pay for the war that benefitted them most.
French and Indian War
Thomas Jefferson drew heavily on the ideas of this Enlightenment philosopher.
John Locke
Some colonists stayed loyal to Britain for reasons including ties to the king, fear of rebellion, and isolation from major cities.
Loyalists
This French aristocrat volunteered to serve under Washington and later commanded troops at Yorktown.
Marquis de Lafayette
This act halved the duty on foreign molasses to discourage smuggling.
Sugar Act
This protest group formed to oppose British policies in the colonies.
Sons of Liberty
Jefferson wrote that all men have the right to “life, liberty, and the pursuit of” this.
Happiness
These German mercenaries were hired by the British to fight the colonists.
Hessians
This British general refused to attend the surrender ceremony at Yorktown.
Cornwallis
This act allowed the British East India Company to sell tea directly to colonists.
This act allowed the British East India Company to sell tea directly to colonists.
The “Shot Heard Round the World” was fired at this battle.
Lexington and Concord
The writer of the pamphlet that argued colonists fighting for their independence.
Thomas Paine
This foreign nation joined the American cause after the victory at Saratoga.
France
Some British politicians showed sympathy for the American cause, contributing to this weakness.
Weak British Leadership
These indirect taxes were placed on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea.
Townshend Acts
This petition attempted to restore harmony between the colonies and England. This was the LAST attempt.
What is the Olive Branch Petition?
Thomas Paine argued that it was absurd for an island to rule a continent in this famous pamphlet.
Common Sense
Washington’s army suffered through a harsh winter at this encampment.
Valley Forge
At Yorktown, the British band played this symbolic tune.
"The World Turned Upside Down"
Passed after the Boston Tea Party, these acts shut down Boston Harbor and forced colonists to house British soldiers.
This event occurred when Crispus Attucks and four others were killed by British soldiers outside a Boston bar.
Boston Massacre
This river became the western boundary of the United States after the Treaty of Paris
Mississippi River
This Prussian officer trained colonial soldiers in discipline, maneuvering, and bayonet use.
Baron Von Steuben
One major weakness of the British army was that troops were unfamiliar with this.
Terrain