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he crossed the Delaware river and led a surprise attack on the British called The Battle of Trenton
Who is George Washington?
the war fought between the British and the French that caused the British to lose money and tax the colonists
What is The French and Indian War (or Seven Years War)?
the side that Loyalists supported
Who is the British?
the king during the American Revolution that the colonists offered a peace treaty to, trying to avoid a war
Who is King George III?
says that we should have the right to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness"
What is the Declaration of Independence?
he rode to warn minutemen and other Patriots that the British troops were coming
Who is Paul Revere?
this act raised the cost of tea
What is The Townshend Acts?
they fought on both sides of the war hoping to win their personal freedom and rights
Who are free and enslaved Black people?
this was restored after the Americans won the battles of Trenton and Princeton
What is hope?
the British surrendered and the war ended after this battle
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
he spoke out against the British and encouraged colonists to fight back against taxation without representation
Who is Samuel Adams?
the colonists had to pay taxes to sell paper products after this act was passed
The Stamp Act
What is they wanted colonists to stop settling on and claiming their land?
the reason that the British send troops to Boston in 1768
What is to limit protests that were happening against taxes?
American territory expanded and the British agreed to recognize American independence after this treaty was signed in 1783
What is the Treaty of Paris?
one of the 5 men who wrote the Declaration of Independence
Who is John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Robert Livingston, and Roger Sherman?
this group spoke out against taxation without representation and control of the colonists by the British Parliament
Who are the Daughters of Liberty?
they helped the Americans during the Battle of Yorktown by blocking British ships
Who are the French?
the British retreated at this battle after the Patriots found out about their plan for a surprise attack because of Paul Revere's warning
What is the Battle of Lexington and Concord?
an advantage that the British had
What is better trained soldiers, more soldiers, more weapons, more supplies?
his nickname was "The Swamp Fox" because he attacked the British with small groups of men and then moved quickly back into the swamp
Who is Francis Maron?
many colonists boycotted this after The Stamp Act was passed
What is British goods?
at the First Continental Congress the delegates agreed to train militias and stop trading with these people
Who are the British?
British troops being stationed in Boston led to this
What is the Boston Massacre?
an advantage that the Patriots had
What is a cause to fight for and home-field advantage (they knew the geography)?