Vocabulary
What is a formal request to a government or authority called?
Petition
What happened at the Boston Tea Party?
Colonists dumped British tea into Boston Harbor to protest the Tea Act.
Who was chosen to lead the Continental Army?
George Washington
What act taxed printed goods like newspapers and playing cards?
The Stamp Act
What was Washington’s strategy to win the war?
Avoid large battles and tire out the British.
What term describes soldiers trained for emergencies but not part of a regular army?
Militia
What document declared the colonies' independence from Britain?
The Declaration of Independence
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Why did the colonists protest the Tea Act?
It gave the British East India Company a monopoly on tea.
What pamphlet did Washington read to his troops for motivation?
The Crisis by Thomas Paine.
What does "tyranny" mean?
The unjust use of government power.
What marked the start of the Revolutionary War?
The battles at Lexington and Concord.
Who was the Patriot that said, "Give me liberty or give me death!"?
Patrick Henry
What were the Intolerable Acts?
Punitive laws passed to punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party.
What battle ended with the British surrendering 8,000 troops?
The Battle of Yorktown.
Name the pamphlet by Thomas Paine that argued for independence.
Common Sense
What did the Treaty of Paris promise after the war?
U.S. independence, British withdrawal, and the return of Loyalists' property.
Which British general surrendered at Yorktown?
Lord Cornwallis
What was the Proclamation of 1763?
A law preventing settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains.
What guerrilla leader was nicknamed the “Swamp Fox”?
Francis Marion.
What does "natural rights" refer to?
Rights all people are born with, like life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
Why was the Battle of Saratoga a turning point in the war?
It showed the Americans could win and secured French support.
What are the three unalienable rights listed in the Declaration of Independence?
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.
What was the Quartering Act?
It required colonists to house and supply British soldiers.
How did the Americans win the Battle of Trenton?
They surprised Hessian troops after crossing the Delaware River on Christmas night.