Vocabulary
A nonviolent protest where you stop buying or using goods from a particular place or company
What is to Boycott?
A written document that says America is declaring its independence.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
Commander and chief of the Continental Army
Who is George Washington?
The battle was the first battle of the American Revolution.
What are Lexington and Concord?
The British controlled this number of colonies in the New World.
What is 13?
A group of people that support the British
What is a loyalist?
Colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor as a result of the British taxes on the colonies
What is the Boston Tea Party?
He wrote the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This battle was the turning point of the war, American colonists came out victorious and gave other countries hope.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
Americans wanted to grow their country and do this once they won the war.
What is Expand Westward.
Colonists who rebelled against the British government and wanted freedom
Who are Patriots?
The official meeting that was held in Philadelphia, PA to discuss issues in the colonies
What is the First Continental Congress?
He is responsible for helping set up the U.S. Navy and Marines. He also served as George Washington's vice president and later became the second president.
Who is John Adams?
This battle marked the end of the American Revolution when the British military surrendered.
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
The battle of Lexington and Concord is also known as this.
What is the Shot Heard Around The World?
Freedom from being controlled by a government
What is liberty?
Acts that the British government passed after the Boston Tea Party that were even harsher than the previous acts.
What are the Intolerable Acts?
He has the biggest signature on the Declaration of Independence.
Who is John Hancock?
What is the Battle of Cowpens?
Some colonists believed the British government should not tax them since they are not represented in Parliament, there motto was this.
What is "No Taxation Without Representation!"
Event at which people speak out about an issue
What is a Protest?
War that was fought in America between the British and French over territory in the New World, this is also the reason taxes were raised in the colonies.
What is the French and Indian War?
She dressed as a man because she wanted to fight in the American Revolution
Who is Deborah Sampson?
This battle was the first major battle in New York after the Declaration of Independence was written, British soldiers won
What is the Battle of Long Island?
The British ruled over the 13 colonies for over 168 years, it took the American colonists _ years to overthrow the British government.
What is 7 years?