Vocabulary
People
Wars
Politics
Misc.
100
Plan for spending money
What is a budget
100
Commander in Chief of the Contiental Army
Who is George Washington
100
What was the one major cause of the French and Indian War
France and Britain both claimed the same lands in North America
100
To protest the taxes placed on British goods the colonist's _______
What is refusing to buy British goods
100
The Commander in Chief is
What is leader of all military forces
200
Formal agreement among groups or individuals
What is an alliance
200
Was the head of the Committee for Articles of Conferedation
Who is John Dickinson
200
What did the British government do to help pay the costs of the French and Indian War.
Passed new tax laws for the colonies
200
__________was the first plan of government for the United States.
What is the Articles of Confedertion
200
_________ placed a tax on colonial newspapers and other papers.
What is the Stamp Act
300
To take back or revoke
What is repeal
300
Was the main author for the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson
300
When did the British realize that fighting the colonists would not be easy
After the Battle of Bunker Hill
300
A ________ is a formal meeting of representatives.
What is Congress
300
The Act which made all colonists give "quarter" to British soliders, and placed a blockade on the Boston Harbor
What is the Coercive Acts
400
Public or formal announcement
What is a proclamation
400
Called for a resolution in the Second Contienental Congress for Independence from Britain
Who is Richard Henry Lee
400
Why were the battles of Lexington and Concord important
They marked the beginning of the American Revolution
400
Colonist's said the British could not tax them since they did not have _________ in Parliment
What is representation
400
Colonists built _____ or walls made of earth and stone at the Battle of Bunker
What are earthworks
500
Signed Reguest to a higher authority
What is a petition
500
Orgainzed the first Committee of Correspondence in Boston and was thought to have planned the Boston Tea Party
Who is Samuel Adams
500
An event that happened on July 4, 1776 that makes it an important date in American History.
Congress voted to accept the Declaration of Independence
500
An ancient symbol of peace
What is an Olive Branch
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