Vocabulary
The practice of collecting money from citizens or colonies to fund government operations.
Tax/Taxation
The tax on this item directly resulted in the Boston Tea Party
Tea Act
A group of wealthy, “important” men that governed the colonies and drafted the Declaration of Independence
Continental Congress
This battle is considered the "shot heard round the world"
Lexington and Concord
A 1776 document signed by 56 members of the Continental Congress stating the colonists separation from Britain
Declaration of Independence
Americans professing loyalty to King George III and England; also called Tories or Royalists
Loyalists
Popular slogan of the American colonists in regards to unfair taxes by the British government
"No taxation without representation"
This man is appointed by the Continental Congress to lead the Continental Army
George Washington
Common nickname for the British soldiers
Redcoats
Common nickname for the soldiers of the Continental Army
Patriots, Minutemen, Rebels
Type of unconventional warfare in which small groups of soldiers use ambushes, sabotage, terrorism, raids, petty warfare or hit-and-run tactics in a rebellion
Guerilla Warfare
A protest by the colonists that turned violent and left 5 dead in the streets of Massachusetts
Boston Massacre
He is the author of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
This man's "midnight ride" helped warn the colonists of the upcoming British attack at Lexington and Concord
Paul Revere
This battle is considered the turning point of the Revolutionary War
Battle of Saratoga
A refusal to buy goods or use services as a protest or punishment.
Boycott
With figures such as Samuel Adams and John Hancock, this group of sometimes non-peaceful protestors organized several protests of British rule such as the Boston Tea Party
Sons of Liberty
Primary goal of the Continental Congress
Govern the Colonies
Bunker Hill was considered a British victory but was important for the colonists because many British troops died and....
It showed they could stand up to the British army
He is the author of Common Sense and convinced many colonists to declare independence from Britain
Thomas Paine
A military force composed of ordinary citizens called up in emergencies.
Militias
These acts were the last straw for the Colonists, they were in direct response to the Boston Tea Party
Intolerable acts
The Continental Congress met in this major city in Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Name of the British General that surrendered at Yorktown
General Cornwallis
Name of the American General that forced the British to retreat at the Battle of Saratoga
Benedict Arnold