Lesson 1
Conflict in the Colonies
Conflict in the Colonies
Colonists calling themselves the Sons of Liberty, boarded three British ships and dumped British tea into the Boston harbor.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
Local militia, ready to fight at a moment’s notice.
Who are the minutemen?
The author of a 47-page pamphlet called Common Sense
Who is Thomas Paine?
This early Battle proved that the colonists could hold their own against the British army.
What is Bunker Hill?
During the ____________Washington and his troops were low on supplies, food, and clothing. 2,000 soldiers died of disease and malnutrition.
What is the Winter at Valley Forge?
Parliament decided to punish Boston after the Tea Party by passing the Coercive Acts. Colonists called these laws ________.
What are the Intolerable Acts?
Gathering of colonial delegates deeply troubled about the relationship between Great Britain and its colonies in America.
What was the First Continental Congress?
Document formally announced the colonies’ break from Great Britain
What is the Declaration of Independence?
General Washington arrived two weeks after the Battle of Bunker Hill forcing the British to retreat from ________________________.
What is Boston?
Frenchman who volunteered to serve in the Continental army without pay and used his money and influence to support the Patriots.
Who is Marquis de Lafayette?
Colonists who chose to fight for independence from Great Britain were called ____________.
What are patriots?
Congress named a Virginian, ________________, to command the army.
Who is George Washington?
Colonists who chose to side with the British
What are loyalists?
Victory for the American forces; British general John Burgoyne surrendered his entire army. Considered the turning point of the Revolution.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
Prussian soldier who helped train American forces at Valley Forge; he focused on basic military drills.
Who was Baron Friedrich von Steuben?
The “shot heard round the world,” refers to the fighting between the colonists and British soldiers that broke out at ________________________.
What is Lexington?
After King George III refused to address the colonists' concerns, delegates from 12 colonies met again in Philadelphia for the ________________.
What is the Second Continental Congress?
Immigrant from Poland who spied for the Patriots; later used his skills as a banker to help fund the American Revolution.
Who is Haym Salomon?
The____ ended with an American victory against the Hessian mercenaries hired by the British.
What is the Battle of Trenton?
naval hero ________volunteered his services and quickly established himself as a brave and clever sailor.
Who was John Paul Jones?
A writer in the Massachusetts colony, disagreed with the new taxes; wrote plays accusing British leaders of being greedy.
Who is Mercy Otis Warren?
Delegates drafted the _____________, a list of 10 resolutions to be presented to King George III. Included was the colonists’ right to “life, liberty, and property.”
What is the Declaration of Rights?
____ was governor of Spanish Louisiana and became a key ally to the Patriots during the Revolution.
Who is Bernardo de Gálvez?
Why was the victory at the Battle of Saratoga so important to the Patriot cause?
What is 'it convinced France to aid the colonies in their fight.'?
Last major battle of the American Revolution
What is the Battle of Yorktown?