Battles
First Battle of the American Revolution
Lexington and Concord
Rights given to people by their Creator that cannot be taken away
unalienable rights
Commander in Chief of the Continental Army
George Washington
Document that severed ties with Great Britain
Declaration of Independence
Protest of the Tea Act led by Sam Adams and the Sons of Liberty
Boston Tea Party
Battle that was the turning point of the war
Saratoga
Peaceful protest to make a point
Civil Disobedience
Wrote the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
Document that ended the Revolutionary War
Treaty of Paris of 1783
Geographic feature that colonists could not cross due to the Proclamation of 1763
Appalachian Mountains
Last battle of the American Revolution
Yorktown
Phrase used to express colonists unhappiness with taxes
No Taxation without representation
First to die in the Boston Massacre
Crispus Attucks
Pamphlet by Thomas Paine that convinced many colonists to join the Patriot cause
Common Sense
Law that kept colonists from moving west after the French and Indian War
Proclamation of 1763
Name a condition that soldiers endured during the winter at Valley Forge
no supplies
no food
bitter cold
small pox
The idea that the colonies existed to increase the wealth of England
Mercantilism
Wrote for the Patriotic cause and women's rights
Abigail Adams
Person famous for their signature on the Declaration of Independence.
John Hancock
American Naval hero. Said "I have not yet begun to fight"
John Paul Jones
Why was winning the Battle of Saratoga a "turning point" for the colonists?
France and Spain joined the war effort
A style of fighting used by Francis Marion
Guerilla Warfare
Jewish Merchant who helped finance the war effort for the Patriots
Haym Solomon
Written during the second Continental Congress as one last effort to make peace with King George
Olive Branch Petition