British Acts
Acts put in place while Charles Townshend was in charge of British taxes (to raise taxes and stop smuggling in the colonies)
What are the Townshend Acts?
These were the first battles in the Revolutionary War fought in April of 1775
What is Lexington and Concord?
document that was written to define why the Revolutionary War was being fought
What is the Declaration of Independence?
colonists fighting for more freedom from King George III during the Revolutionary War
What are Patriots?
the British national legislature
What is Parliament?
during the revolutionary war he became commander-in-chief of the continental armies
Who is George Washington?
act of refusing to use, buy, or deal with a store, company, or organization as a way to protest
What is a boycott?
The area of land north of the Ohio River, fought over by Native Americans, French, & English
What is the Ohio River Valley?
Hessian mercenaries were hired by this country
What is Britain?
soldiers who are hired to fight for a foreign country
What are mercenaries?
belief that disputes should be resolved peacefully without war
What is pacifism?
a French nobleman who joined the American cause at the age of 19
Who is Marquis de Lafayette?
What is to require the colonies to help pay for the British troops by taxing stamps
The last battle in the Revolutionary War, with the outcome of British surrender
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
Representatives from the colonies met in Philadelphia in 1774 as this
What is the Continental Congress?
army of trained citizens who may be called upon to defend their own country (not part of regular army)
What is a militia?
professional, full-time soldiers who made the military their career (British army and American Continentals)
What are "regulars"?
The British general who fought against the French during the Battle of Quebec in the French and Indian War
Who was John Wolfe?
The major complaint against the Stamp Act
What is that no free man should be taxed without having a say in Parliament?
This battle marked the turning point of the Revolutionary War in 1777 (American victory)
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
The document from King George III making an imaginary line across the frontier that said only native Americans could live West of Appalachian mountains
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
This secret society opposed the British Parliament's requirements
What is the Sons of Liberty?
two men who gathered militias to harass British troops in the South
Who are Francis Marion and Thomas Sumter?
He fought the British in several battles and gave America a strong claim to the frontier
Who is George Rogers Clark?
Harsh acts that were put in place after the Boston Tea Party, closing Boston's port to ships.
What are the Intolerable Acts?
battle in June 1775 over a hill that could house cannon; British victory
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill?
a military post where British General Braddock and many of his soldiers were killed in an ambush during the French & Indian War
What is Fort Duquesne? (pronounced "doo-kane")
colonists who were loyal to King George III during the Revolutionary War; also called Tories
What are Loyalists?
militia forces during the Revolutionary War who were trained to be ready to fight at a minute’s notice
What are minutemen?
Boston man who defended the British soldiers in court after the Boston Massacre in 1770
Who is John Adams?