Colonial America
Documents & People
Causes of Revolution
Fighting the War
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Colonist who received free passage to North America in exchange for working without pay for a certain number of years.
Indentured Servants
100
Pamphlet written by Thomas Paine, published on January 10th 1776 and selling over 500,000 copies. Argued for independence from England and the creation of a democratic republic in blunt language for the common man.
Common Sense
100
1765 law that taxed printed goods, including: playing cards, documents, newspapers, etc
The Stamp Act
100
An English policy of not strictly enforcing laws in its colonies.
Salutary Neglect.
100
Treaty that finalized the ending of the American Revolution, signed by the US and Britain in 1783.
The Treaty of Paris, 1783.
200
Dissenter who founded Rhode Island after being kicked out of the Puritan church and banished from Massachusetts over the belief of separation of church of state.
Roger Williams
200
Helped found the Sons of Liberty in Boston. Took a "midnight ride" to warn colonist about the incoming British Regulars.
Paul Revere
200
Slogan that represents Colonists' belief that they should not be taxed because they had no direct representatives in British Parliament"no taxation without representation"
"No taxation without representation"
200
A nickname for the battle of Lexington and Concord; first time a colony revolted against its mother nation
"Shot heard round the world"
200
The first governing document of the U.S. 1781-1788, established a weak central government.
The Articles of Confederation
300
Albany Plan of Union
300
Written by Thomas Jefferson in 1776, issued by the Second Continental Congress explaining why the colonies wanted independence from Britain.
Declaration of Independence.
300
A series of laws passed in 1774 to punish Boston for the Tea Party
The Intolerable Acts
300
Battle that provided Americans with an important confidence boost during the Siege of Boston (April 1775-March 1776
The Battle of Bunker Hill (Breed's Hill)
300
His draft of the Articles of Confederation named the new Country the United States of America.
John Dickinson
400
Following the French and Indian war, this British law proclamation prevented British colonist from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
Proclamation of 1763
400
An offer of peace sent by the Second Continental Congress directly to King George III.
Olive Branch Petition.
400
Conflict that led to King George imposing more taxes on the colonies, leading to the American Revolution
The French and Indian War
400
Considered the "turning point" of the American Revolution. It gave the Patriots a major morale boost and persuaded the French, Spanish and Dutch to join their cause against a mutual rival.
The Battle of Saratoga.
400
English Enlightenment philosopher who believed the that government is a social contract created with the consent of those who are being governed.
John Locke
500
The first representative form of government in the new world. Created in Virginia due to the distance between Great Britain and the colonies.
Virginia House of Burgesses.
500
A free Black man who was the first person killed in the Revolution at the Boston Massacre.
Crispus Attucks
500
The first bloodshed of the American Revolution (1770), as British guards at the Boston Customs House opened fire on a crowd killing five Americans
The Boston Massacre.
500
Final battle of the American Revolution. Colonist and French bombard British fort. Cornwallis surrenders.
The Battle of Yorktown
500
A series of attacks on courthouses by a small band of farmers led by Revolutionary War Captain Daniel Shays to block foreclosure proceedings.
Shays' Rebellion.