Battles
This person said "The British are coming, the British are coming"
Paul Revere
Made this man the leader of the continental army
George Washington
Main author of the document
Thomas Jefferson
What was the purpose of the Proclamation act of 1763?
Stop colonists from moving west and having conflicts with the Natives
The three sides
Patriots, Neutralists and Loyalists
These were a group of farmers that took fort Ticonderoga
Green Mountain Boys
Told the people to do this to prepare for the British soldiers
Arm themselves and form militias
Official date of the Decleration
July 4th 1776
This was when British soldiers fired on a group of protestors leaving 5 dead
Boston Massacre
Main concern of women who supported Independence
Lack of rights for them after
"The Shot heard round the world"
Lexington and Concord
Amount of time most soldiers enlisted for in the Continental Army
1 Year
The documents that they relied heavily on
Common sense by Paine and Enlightenment Locke
Act that said soldiers could live in peoples houses
Quartering Act
After the events of the Boston Massacre how would you describe the British ability to control the colonists
Failure
Battle where the general said "Do not shoot until you see the whites of their eyes" due to low ammunition
Battle of Bunker Hill
This peace document will be sent to King George and in response the king will ignore it
Olive Branch Petition
The amount of people who signed the Declaration of Independence
56
King George said that he could make whatever law he wanted with this act
Declatory Act
Who will most Native Americans side with and why?
The British and due to a less perceived threat
The name for the hired German Mercenaries
Hessians
This Massachusetts document supporting the boycott of British goods was endorsed by the 1st CC
Suffolk Resolves
other 4 writers of the declaration
John Adams, Roger Sherman, Ben Franklin and Robert Livingston
Act that taxed essential items like soap and paper
Townwhend Acts
The name of the women that dressed as a man and served in the army and was the first women to receive a military pension
Deborah Sampson