Vocab1
one nation helping another such as in war
ally
citizen army
militia
Stamp and Sugar Act
taxes on Sugar/Molasses; paper, pamphlets, dice, cards, legal docs
First major battle of the Revolution; Washington and his army are almost completely destroyed
Long Island
When countries go to war, they are often times left with a lot of.....
debt
Americans who supported England
Loyalists (torries)
American army
Continental Army
Boston Massacre
protests turned deadly. 5 are killed because they threw snow, ice
hero of Saratoga who turned into the ultimate villain
Benedict Arnold
Mercenaries
hired soldiers
militia ready to fight at a minutes notice
minutemen
unjust use of govt power
tyranny
turning point of the Revolution
Saratoga
first person killed during the Boston Massacre
Crispus Attucks
Hessians
hired German mercenaries
document that declares colonies free of Britain
Declaration of Independence
resistance group formed to protest British tyranny
Sons of Liberty
Boston Tea Party
Sons of Liberty dumping tea into harbor
series of 5 acts placed upon the colonies in the aftermath of the Boston Tea Party
Intolerable Acts
natural rights
rights common to everyone; not from govt
pamphlet written by Thomas Paine; outlines all the bad the British did to the colonies colonies
Common Sense
Americans who supported Liberty
Patriots
Author of Boston Massacre picture and warned the militia of the incoming British to Concord
Paul Revere
Writs of Assistance
allowed British to search cargo without consent or permission
Olive Branch Petition
last ditch effort by colonists to avoid war