Causes
This war left Britain in heavy debt and led to new colonial taxes.
What is the French and Indian War?
This event involved British soldiers killing five colonists.
What is the Boston Massacre?
This army was created to unify colonial forces.
What is the Continental Army?
This winter camp was marked by disease and shortages.
What is Valley Forge?
This country provided key support to the American colonies.
This country provided key support to the American colonies.
This British action limited colonial settlement west of the Appalachians.
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
Colonists protested this act because it gave special advantages to one company.
What is the Tea Act?
This early battle showed that colonists could stand up to British forces despite losing.
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill?
This battle showed improved training and discipline of American troops.
What is the Battle of Monmouth?
This group made up about 20% of colonists and supported Britain.
What are Loyalists?
This act claimed Parliament had authority over the colonies “in all cases whatsoever.”
What is the Declaratory Act?
This protest involved dumping tea into Boston Harbor.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
These victories boosted colonial morale during a difficult time.
What are the Battles of Trenton and Princeton?
This term describes the tendency to ignore warnings of danger.
What is normalcy bias?
This system of government was weak and gave most power to the states.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
This act required colonists to pay taxes on printed materials.
What is the Stamp Act?
These early battles marked the beginning of armed conflict.
What are Lexington and Concord?
This battle convinced France to support the American cause.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
This tactic, used in the South, involved hit-and-run attacks.
What is guerrilla warfare?
This document replaced the Articles to create a stronger government.
What is the Constitution?
This set of laws punished Massachusetts and increased British control after colonial resistance.
What are the Intolerable Acts?
This group meeting attempted to organize colonial resistance before full war.
What is the Continental Congress?
This final major battle led to British surrender.
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
This region became like a civil war due to fighting between Loyalists and Patriots.
What is the Southern colonies?
This was a major weakness of the Articles that made governing difficult.
What is lack of national unity / weak central government?