American Revolution #1
A German soldier hired by the King to help the British win the war.
+50 points for the group hired by the British
What is a HESSIAN
Document written by Thomas Jefferson in which the American colonists explain their reasons for separating from Britain
What is the DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
Meeting in which a group of delegates (representatives) acted as the government for the American colonies and declared Independence.
Who is the SECOND CONTINENTAL CONGRESS
He was the leader of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.
Who is GEORGE WASHINGTON
This was the place Washington and his soldiers spent Winter, a miserable and deadly place for his men.
What is VALLEY FORGE
The strategy of refusing to purchase goods in the hopes of weakening a group
What is a boycott
It is the name for someone in the colonies who supported the American Revolution.
What is a PATRIOT
British General who surrendered at Yorktown
Who is CHARLES CORNWALLIS
He was the King of England during the American Revolution.
Who is KING GEORGE III
This document officially ended the American Revolution as an agreement of peace.
What is the TREATY OF PARIS
German mercenaries hired to fight for the British. Most notable for being at the Battles of Trenton and Princeton
Who are Hessians
He went to France to ask them to help in the war
Who is Benjamin Franklin (B. Frank)
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
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 Enlightenment thinker inspired some of the key ideas of the Declaration of Independence
Who was John Locke
The Second Continental Congress sent this to King George to ask him for peace
What is the Olive Branch Petition
What does each branch of government do?
What is legislative-makes the laws, executive-enforces, and judicial, judges.
The date the Declaration of Independence was signed
July 4th, 1776
After this victory, France was convinced the colonists could win and joined the war
What is SARATOGA
It was someone in the colonies who supported staying loyal to England, also known as a Tory.
What is a LOYALIST
Washington crossed this river and beat the Hessians in this town for the first colonist vistory
What is DELAWARE AND TRENTON
What are the three branches of Government?
What is Legislative, Executive, and Judicial?
List 3 conditions of the Treaty of Paris
The United States is recognized as an independent nation
The US is allowed to expand, new boundaries established between the US and British territory
Fishing rights
Returning of property
Paying back debt to creditors
Prisoners of war to be released
Captured territory to be returned
etc.
Laws imposed by British lawmakers as a punishment for Massachusettes' actions in the Boston Tea Party
What are the INTOLERABLE ACTS
This phrase describes the opening firing of guns that stunned everyone at Lexington and Concord
What is the "shot heard round the world"
The "world turned upside down" when the British lost this battle, ultimately ending the war
What is YORKTOWN
This is the document the government is based upon.
What is the Constitution?
The Declaration said all people have the right to these three things
What is life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.