Battles and Events
March 5th 1770 saw British soldiers fire their weapons in a crowd of angered Boston colonists
Bloody Massacre
Agreement between 13 nations which served as the first form of government
Articles of Confederation
The founding father who drafted the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
The weapon used by soldiers during conflict
Musket
Colonists dumped British tea in a harbor in December 1773
Boston Tea Party
1776 document which sought to separate from British rule
Declaration of Independence
Father of the constitution
James Madison
The __ used linear formation combat during conflict
British
Paul Revere warned colonists "The British are coming!" before this battle
Lexington and Concord
Following the continental congress, the replacement for the Articles of Confederation
The Constitution
Wrote the most federalist papers
Alexander Hamilton
American fighting tactic
guerilla warfare
The decisive battle which led to the British surrender
Battle of Yorktown
Document distributed throughout the colonies to try and organize against British oppression
Common Sense
Represented America to France and helped get aid
Benjamin Franklin
Mercenaries from Germany hired by the British to fight the colonists
Hessians
Harsh Winter encampment where general Washington trained his soldiers, with thousands of casualties but emerging stronger
Valley Forge
Treaty signed in 1783 which ended the American Revolution
Treaty of Paris
Became the second president
John Adams
Group of soldiers ready to fight at a moments notice
Minutemen