Vocabulary
refusal to buy something as a form of protest
boycott
wife of John Adams, served as his confidant and support while he served in the Continental Congress.
Abigail Adams
"No taxation without _____________________"
representation
First battle of the American Revolution; known as the "shot heard 'round the world"
Lexington and Concord
This was a protest led by the Sons of Liberty in which they dumped British tea into Boston Harbor to protest the Tea Act passed by Parliament; it was a reaction to taxation without representation; Parliament responded by passing the Intolerable Acts and closing the port of Boston.
Boston Tea Party
American colonists who supported independence from Great Britain
Patriots
African American Patriot; like Paul Revere he made an all-night ride back from Boston to warn his community of the impending British invasion
Wentworth Cheswell
This was passed in 1765; required that all legal and commercial documents, such as diplomas, contracts, wills, newspapers, and playing cards
Stamp Act
This battle is considered the turning point of the American Revolution
Battle of Saratoga
These are fundamental rights or natural rights guaranteed to people naturally, possessed at birth, instead of being granted by the government
unalienable rights
American colonists who did not support independence from Great Britain
Loyalists
wife of a Massachusetts Patriot; anonymously wrote severalpropaganda pieces supporting the Patriot cause
Mercy Otis Warren
A system by which a nation increases its wealth and power by obtaining gold and silver from its colonies. It includes a favorable balance of trade. The colonies become a source of raw materials for the mother country. The colonies also are expected to be the purchasers of manufactured goods from the mother country.
Mercantilism
after suffering several defeats, Washington took his army to ____________________ for the winter of 1777. There the men were trained and became more of a professional army rather than militias. The winter was harsh and men suffered from starvation and frostbite.
Valley Forge
This conflict created debt for Great Britain; Great Britain tried to pay off this debt by heavily taxing the colonists.
French and Indian War
a complaint
grievance
an African American man; became the first casualty of the American Revolution when he was shot and killed in what became known as the Boston Massacre
Crispus Attucks
British Parliament law that said colonists were forbidden to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains
Proclamation of 1763
This was the last battle of the American Revolution
Battle of Yorktown
What was it called when the colonists were forced to house British soldiers during/after the French and Indian War?
quartering
refusal to obey laws as a form of protest
civil disobedience
This person wrote the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
Also known as the “Coercive Acts”; a series of measures passed by Britain in 1774 to punish the city of Boston for citizens’ participating in the Boston TeaParty in 1774
Intolerable Acts
This document ended the American Revolution.
Treaty of Paris 1783
What is Mrs. Ryan's daughter's name.
Emily