Vocabulary
What do you call A formal complaint?
A grievance
This person was the general of the continental army, trained the patriots and led America to victory during the revolution
George Washington
This war was fought between Britain and France over the Ohio River Valley
French and Indian War
This "Act" taxed newspapers, magazines,and legal documents
Stamp Act
The name given to a Spanish Church
Mission
What was the name given to American colonists who supported independence from Great Britain
Patriots
This person was the main author of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
This letter was created on July 4, 1776 by Thomas Jefferson and it declared that the colonies were now their own country
The Declaration of Independence
This "Act" taxed glass,paper,lead, and tea
Townshend Act
This document was created by the Pilgrims and established self-government for the first time in the colonies
Mayflower Compact
Economic policy where the colonies serve as a source of raw materials to increase the wealth of Great Britain (mother country)
Mercantilism
This person is known for writing the book Common Sense
Thomas Paine
This event closed the Boston Harbor and raised taxes until the colonist paid back the money for dumping $1 million worth of tea into sea
Intolerable Acts
This "Act" forced British soldiers into the homes of patriots and was addressed in the declaration of independence
Quartering Acts
The name given to the form of government where people "elect" representatives
Representative Government
To influence or persuade an audience to further an agenda
Propaganda
This person was advocate for women's rights during the American Revolution
Abigail Adams
This battle is considered the turning point of the American Revolution because France became an ally to the patriots
Saratoga
This was the last battle of the American Revolution
Yorktown
This document was the first written constitution in the colonies
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
What do you call rights that you are born with that cannot be taken away (Life, Liberty and Pursuit of Happiness)
Unalienable rights
This person was the first colonist killed during the Boston Massacre and was purposely left out the Boston Massacre painting because he was African American
Crispus Attucks
Known as the "shot heard around the world" this battle started the American Revolution
Lexington and Concord
This person was the leader of the Son's of liberty and was responsible for the Boston Tea Party
Sam Adams
This was the first representative legislature in the colonies
Virginia House of Burgesses