Causes & Early Conflict
Main cause of the French and Indian War.
control of the land west of the Appalachian Mountains
March 5, 1770 event where British soldiers fired on unarmed colonists in Boston.
What is the Boston Massacre?
General and leader of the Continental Army during the American Revolution.
George Washington
A primary source vs. a secondary source. A diary entry or letter written during the war is this type of historical source.
Primary
What you give up when you make a choice.
opportunity cost
This law passed by Great Britain taxed printed paper documents to help pay off war debt.
What is the Stamp Act?
Dec. 16, 1773 protest where tea was dumped into Boston Harbor.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
Primary author of the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson
A formal list of complaints written in the Declaration of Independence.
grievance
A price drop that encourages people to buy more of a product
price incentive
What "no taxation without representation" means.
What is Parliament?
Geographic advantage used by colonists at Lexington and Concord.
What are small hills (and bridges)?
Group of colonial women who boycotted British goods like cloth and tea.
Daughters of Liberty
Cruel and oppressive rule by a government or king.
tyranny
Focusing on producing specific goods or services exceptionally well.
specialization
Reason Paul Revere shared his drawing of the Boston Massacre so quickly.
What is propaganda / turning colonists against Great Britain?
Harsh winter camp from 1777–1778 where the Continental Army trained under tough conditions.
Valley Forge
First person killed during the Boston Massacre.
Crispus Attucks
Refusing to buy goods from a country as a form of protest.
boycott
Trading goods freely where both buyer and seller benefit.
voluntary exchange
Outcome of the French and Indian War affecting colonial homes.
Clue: One major result of the war was that colonists were forced to house and feed these individuals.
Who are British soldiers?
Final major battle where the Continental Army surrounded the British and forced them to surrender.
Battle of Yorktown
American general who became a traitor and fought for the British.
Benedict Arnold
A major event that changes the direction or outcome of a war.
turning point
Exchanging goods between two states or countries for money or other goods.
trade