This act was viewed by colonists as a major violation of liberty
What is the Stamp Act
100
First significant American Victory against the British
What is Saratoga
100
armed group, frustrated by the corruption of North Carolina officials and was defeated by the colony's militia
Who were the Regulators
100
Part of a series of efforts by the Continental Congress to promote unity and to take action against enemies of liberty.
What is the Committee of Safety
200
Wrote Common Sense
Who is Thomas Paine
200
Black Loyalist forces
What is the Ethiopian regiment
200
Led British Government to seek ways to make colonists bear part of the cost of the empire
What is French and Indian War (Seven Year's War)
200
Geographic region or regions where there was violent social turmoil in rural areas in the 1760s
What is in both the northern and southern colonies
200
John Adams made him commander of the Continental army because he was from Virginia and Adams thought he could help unify the colonists.
Who was George Washinton
300
Sailor who died in the Boston Massacre
Who is Crispus Attucks
300
Group that exchanged ideas about resistance
What is Committee of Correspondence
300
Idea that each member of Britain's House of Commons represented the entire empire not just his own district
What is virtual representation
300
Event that led to shots being fired into a mob where several colonists were killed
What is the Boston Massacre
300
world's best navy, professionally trained army, ability to recruit German soldiers, and ability to lure slaves to fight in exchange for their freedom
What is the advantages of the British during the American Revolution
400
Offered freedom to slaves if they fought for the British
Who is Lord Dunmore
400
Provided for religious toleration of Catholics
What is the Quebec Act
400
British act that did not provide for the direct or indirect taxes on the colonies
What is Declaratory Act
400
Set of resolutions made in 1774 urging Mass. citizens to prepare for war
What are the Suffolk Resolutions
400
recognized American independence, gave the US territory between Canada and Florida east of MS River, gave to right for Americans to fish off Canadian waters and required the restoration of Loyalist property seized by local and state governments
What is the Treaty of Paris (1783)
500
British Commander
Who is Sir William Howard
500
This group was organized by Samuel Adams
What is Sons of Liberty
500
The British Townshend Act created a board of Customs Commissioners to catch smugglers, encouraged boycotting British goods, raise revenue to pay the salaries of American governors and judges. What else did this act do?
What is impose new duties (taxes) on glass and tea.
500
This letter was addressed to King George the III and reaffirmed American loyalty to the crown
What is the Olive Branch Petition
500
This pivotal event destroyed British support for the war
What is Washington's defeat of Cornwallis at Yorktown