People
Commander of the Continental Army
George Washington
forced colonists to house and feed British soldiers
Quartering Act
Name of the document that ended the relationship between the 13 colonies and King George III
Declaration of Independence
Nickname for the British army during the Revolution
Red Coats
Name of the King of England during the American Revolution
King George III
Thomas Jefferson
Monopoly on the tea trade
Tea Act
Name of the land that the French and British were fighting over during the French and Indian War
Ohio River Valley
American Army during the Revolution
Continental Army
Where the Continental Army settled during the winter of 1777-1778
Valley Forge
Famous for his midnight ride (the British are coming)
Paul Revere
Tax on sugar, molasses, silk from China
Sugar Act
Describe the hardships faced by soldiers during the winter at Valley Forge
- Lack of food, clothing, supplies
- A lot of diseases (smallpox, dysentery, pneumonia, typhus)
- Suffered from frostbite
German soldiers that were paid to fight for the British
Hessians
Name of the document that ended the American Revolution
Treaty of Paris 1783
Leader of the Boston Sons of Liberty. Led many protests
Samuel (Sam) Adams
Punishment for the Boston Tea Party
Intolerable Acts
What is the message being told in the "Join or Die" political cartoon
Wanted the colonies to unite together for the same cause or they would all die separately fighting for the same cause
Refuse to buy one or more goods from a certain source
Boycott
When the colonists couldn't settle west of the Appalachian Mountains
British general who surrendered at Yorktown
General Cornwallis
Tax on paper documents such as playing cards, newspapers, wills, marriage licenses
Stamp Act
Explain what happened during the Boston Tea Party. Who planned it? What did they do? Why did this make the King angry?
- Colonists were upset about the Tea act
- Dressed up as Native Americans and dumped 342 chests of tea overboard
- Worth up to $1,000,000 in today's money
Those who didn't support either side during the American Revolution
Neutral
What happened at the Boston Massacre? Who created the famous image of the Boston Massacre that was published in newspaper?
- No one knows who took the first shot
- Paul Revere created a bias image
- First conflict between the British and colonists (Crispus Attucks died first)