Vocabulary
What word means the overthrow of a country's government by its people?
Revolution
This was the reason Great Britain decided to tax American colonists:
A colonist throwing snowballs and hurling insults at British soldiers was believed to initiate what event?
The Boston Massacre
What secret code type action was used to alert others that the British were coming?
hanging lanterns in church windows
This crime is when you betray your own country and may be punishable by death
treason
What word is used for money that you owe to someone?
Debt
This life-size doll was made as a mockery/threat towards tax agents
effigy
Who defended British soldiers in court believing that everyone deserved the right to a fair trial?
John Adams
This was the first official military group for the patriots
The Continental Army
Which side of the American Revolution was believed to win because they had a larger and better trained army?
Great Britain
This Act was a tax on paper goods
Stamp Act
The name of the British governing body
Parliament
When colonists were ordered to "quarter" British soldiers, this meant they had to do what?
House and feed them
This was the central question that was debated by the Second Continental Congress
Whether or not to become independent from Great Britain
This term means to sign up for the military or to do a task
enlist
This word means to cancel a law or rule
repeal
What person wrote a speech that was a significant event leading up to the American Revolution because it inspired protests against the Stamp Act?
Patrick Henry
What Acts were deemed outrageous and unbearable to the colonists?
The Intolerable Acts
Colonists served Great Britain with this type of written request document
Petition
Who was the German that helped teach our military officers how to train their soldiers?
Friedrich von Steuben
This word means to refuse to buy something
boycott
This group of women played a significant role in boycotting British goods?
The Daughters of Liberty
What is the term used for a volunteer military?
militia
This person was chosen to write the Declaration of Independence because he was well educated and could write well
Thomas Jefferson
This treaty was signed in a French city because it was a safe, neutral meeting place.
The Treaty of Paris