Important People
Terms
Battles
Causes of AR
DOI
100
Thomas Paine
Who encouraged colonists to break from the tyrannical rule of Britain, and wrote a pamphlet called Common Sense?
100
unalienable rights
What are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness?
100
Lexington and Concord
This was the first conflict of the American Revolution.
100
Stamp Act
Taxes on newspapers, pamphlet, and other public documents had to have an official stamp on it.
100
Drafted by Thomas Jefferson
Declaration of Independence
200
Abigail Adams
Asked her husband John Adams to not forget the "ladies." Her letters were a main source of life during the American Revolution.
200
French & Indian War
What war caused Great Britain to be in debt?
200
Battle of Saratoga
A significant battle that marked the turning point in the war, and persuaded the French government to supply military assistance.
200
Boston Massacre
This happened in Boston, soldiers accidentally shot protesting colonists.
200
In the DOI ________________ ideas influenced the writer Thomas Jefferson.
John Locke
300
Wentworth Cheswell
Who fought at the Battle of Saratoga, and became the first elected African American?
300
Proclamation of 1763
Restricted colonists to expand past the Appalachian Mountains.
300
Battle of Yorktown
The last major battle of the American Revolution.
300
Boston Tea Party
Sons of Liberty dressed up as Indians and threw tea into the Boston harbor.
300
When was the DOI written?
July 4, 1776
400
Samuel Adams
Who was a radical leader during the American Revolution, and organized the Sons of Liberty?
400
What means to refuse to buy?
boycott
400
Battle of White Plains
Was a defeat for Washington and made him retreat across the Delaware River.
400
Intolerable Acts
Closed Boston harbor, eliminated elected government, and restricted citizens freedoms.
400
The loss of ______________, was a grievance of the colonists. They were no longer allowed to prove their innocence if arrested for a crime.
Trial by Jury
500
Thomas Jefferson
Who drafted the Declaration of Independence?
500
Townshend Acts
Forced colonists to pay taxes on everyday goods used in the colonies.
500
Battle of Trenton
Washington re-crossed the Delaware River at night and defeated the Hessian mercenaries.
500
Townshend Acts
Taxes on everyday goods
500
We hold these _________, to be self-evident, that all men are created ___________, and that they are endowed by their creator with certain _______________ rights. That among these are __________, __________, and the ________________.
truths; equal; unalienable; life; liberty; pursuit of happiness
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