American Revolution #1
The strategy of refusing to purchase goods in the hopes of weakening another party.
What is BOYCOTT
Group of men who wanted to be free from British rule and used illegal acts sometimes in their protests
Sons of Liberty
The Event in which a group of Patriots dressed as Mohawk Indians dumped tea into the Boston Harbor to protest the Tea Act
What is the BOSTON TEA PARTY?
He was the King of England during the American Revolution.
Who is KING GEORGE III
When more money is printed so its value declines
what is inflation
The site of the Continental army’s camp during the winter of 1777–1778.
What is VALLEY FORGE?
Who wrote Common Sense?
Thomas Paine
The Patriot leader from Boston whose midnight ride warned of the British coming to Lexington and Concord.
Who is PAUL REVERE
The British soldiers' uniforms were a bright color and made the soldiers easier to spy. For this reason, they were given this colorful nickame.
What are the REDCOATS
This confrontation on March 5, 1770, began as a protest of colonists, but ended with British soldiers shooting and killing five people.
What is the BOSTON MASSACRE
A professional soldier hired to serve in a FOREIGN army
What is a MERCENARY or HESSIAN
Document written by Thomas Jefferson in which the American colonists explain their reasons for separating from Britain
What is the DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
British General who surrendered at Yorktown
Who is CHARLES CORNWALLIS
This refers to the area where France and England fought over dominance in America during the French and Indian War.
What is the Ohio River Valley?
The 3 strengths that the Colonial Military had
Strong Leader
Familiar With Land
Guerilla Warfare
Style of fighting used by the Continental Army which included hit-and-run, surprise attacks, and ambushing the British.
What is GUERRILLA WARFARE
These people were ready to fight if they got the call
Who were MINUTEMEN?
Group of delegates (representatives) that acted as a unified government for the American colonies
What is the CONTINENTAL CONGRESS?
The "world turned upside down" when the British lost this battle, turning the tides of the war to favor the colonies in the last major battle of the American Revolution.
What is YORKTOWN?
This frontier battle saw fighting between Patriot militia and Loyalist militia.
What is King's Mountain?
Complete this famous phrase that was a rallying call for the colonist when fighting against the acts imposed by Britain. "No taxation....
What is "WITHOUT REPRESENTATION"
This Act placed a tax on legal documents, newspapers and even playing cards.
What is the Stamp Act?
This law required colonists to house and feed British soldiers.
What is the QUARTERING ACT
The river that Washington crossed in the middle of the night to launch a surprise attack on British Mercenaries in Trenton, New Jersey?
The date the Declaration of Independence was signed
July 4th, 1776
Man who betrayed the Patriot army
Who is Benedict Arnold
This phrase describes the opening firing of guns (Lexington and Concord) that stunned everyone.
What is the "shot heard round the world"?
The British were headed here to seize the colonists weapons
What is Lexington and Concord
The Proclamation of 1763 prevented the colonists from settling west of this geographical feature.
What are the Appalachian Mountains?
The Declaration said all people have the right to these three things
What is life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
Laws imposed by British lawmakers as a punishment for Massachusettes' actions in the Boston Tea Party
What are the INTOLERABLE ACTS
Request from Second Continental Congress that urged the King to return to "former harmony" between the colonies and Britain
What is the OLIVE BRANCH PETITION?
The most well know French Soldier that played a crucial role in the colonies achieving independence
Who is MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE?
He was the leader of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.
Who is GEORGE WASHINGTON
The Treaty that ended the American Revolution and confirmed American Independence
What is the TREATY OF PARIS?