Vocabulary words
A person who is fighting against the British Crown.
Patriot
Sailed in 1492 for the Spanish to look for a way to Asia
Christopher Columbus
A plant that the English started to sell since they couldn't find gold
Tobacco
The physical boundary that slowed Western expansion to the Ohio River Valley
Appalachian Mountains
Writer of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
A form of protest where a person refuses to buy from a country or company
Boycott
Trying to find the Northwest Passage, but started to trade with the Native Americans for fur
France
Which colony am I? Pilgrims established Plymouth and settled in the area to practice their religion freely.
Massachusetts
The English fought the French and Indian War, but it is also known as the_________
7 Years War
This group assigned George Washington as the Commander-in-Chief
The Second Continental Congress
A god-given right that no government can take them away; life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
Unalienable Rights
Spanish built these around Texas, California, and Mexico to convert the Natives
Missions
Which region am I? Warm climate, Quakers, bread basket
Middle/Mid-Atlantic Colony
Which act allowed soldiers to live in colonist homes and eat their food?
Quarting Act
"I have not yet begun to fight!"
John Paul Jones
Using media like posters, music, tv to persuade people to your side.
Propaganda
A person who was paid to fight for the Spanish when they were exploring the New World
Conquistador
Created the Fundamentals Orders of Connecticut which is the 1st written constitution
Thomas Hooker
Who is credited with being the first person to die in the American Revolution
Crispus Attucks
This person helped Washington at Valley Forge to train the troops
General Von Steuben
An economic policy where a colony can only buy and sell to the mother country. (Navigation Acts)
An Italian merchant who traveled to Asia and came back with goods that others wanted to buy.
Marco Polo
Established Maryland for the Catholics
Lord Baltimore
This act would close Boston Harbor
Intolerable Act
Paul Revere and this person rode on horseback to warn colonists that British troops were coming
Wentworth Cheswell