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Revolutionary Vocabulary
Lexington and Concord
Patriots
100
Despite its name, this act wasn’t sweet.
The Sugar Act
100
To refuse to buy, as in British goods.
Boycott
100
General Cornwallis became trapped at this location in 1781.
What is Yorktown?
100
These soldiers boasted that they could be ready to fight in one minute.
What were minutemen?
200
A tax on legal documents, newspapers, almanacs, playing cards, and dice.
The Stamp Act
200
Crispus Attucks was one of five killed in during this protest.
The Boston Massacre
200
These troops got paid to fight.
Who were regular soldiers?
200
This key force allowed the Americans to keep Cornwallis trapped in 1781.
What is the French Navy?
200
This battle outside of Boston ended with an American retreat because they ran out of gun powder.
What is Bunker Hill?
300
After the repeal of the Stamp Act, this act included a tax on paper.
The Townshend Acts
300
George Washington and his troops spent a hard winter at this campsite in Pennsylvania.
What is Valley Forge?
300
Men who fought as part of this were used to traditional, European style warfare.
What was the regular army?
300
This treaty ended the American Revolution.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
300
This group supported freedom for the colonists and was led by men like Paul Revere.
What were the Sons of Liberty?
400
The name of the four laws passed to punish Boston after the Tea party?
The Coercive or Intolerable Acts
400
After this key battle, the French agreed to become an ally to the colonists.
What was Saratoga?
400
These men usually had more supplies.
Who were regular army soldiers?
400
The United States received land that extended to these areas in the North, South, and West as a result of the treaty that ended the war.
What is land North to Canada, South to Florida, and West to the Mississippi?
400
A person who supported the cause of freedom was called this.
What is a Patriot?
500
The act that demanded that colonists trade only with England?
The Navigation Acts
500
These served as the Patriot's naval answer to the British blockade of their ports.
What were Privateers?
500
These men were used to fighting wars, and had experience.
Who were regular soldiers?
500
This action was performed at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay to keep the British from escaping.
What is blockade?
500
This delegate from Massachusetts served on the committee that wrote the Declaration of Independence.
Who was John Adams?
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