Revolutionary War Causes
this was when Americans dumped a bunch of British tea in the Boston harbor
what is Boston Tea Party
early unspecific search warrants
writs of assistance
The group that Ben Franklin study for their "democracy"
Iroquois Confederacy
the shot heard around the world was shot at this battle
what is Lexington and Concord
Commander of the Continental Army
George Washington
The war the colonists fought in to claim the Ohio River Valley
French and Indian War
It's what many Continental soldiers did after winning the morale victory at Trenton the day after Christmas
What was "re-enlist"?
this man was found to be selling secrets to the British
who is benedict Arnold
The battle which was the turning point of the Rev. War causing France to join the Patriots.
Saratoga
started the Committees of Correspondence; leader of the Sons of Liberty
Sam Adams
Required the colonists to house, feed, and do the laundry of Redcoats
Quartering Act
colonies only exist to make money for the mother country
What is mercantilism?
this man wrote the pamphlet, "common sense"
who was Thomas Pain
men were told "don't shoot until you see the whites in their eyes"
what was battle of bunker hill
Inventor, diplomat, scientist, ladies' man, writer, the oldest of the 2nd Continental Congress
Ben Franklin
Stated that colonists were not allowed to go over the Appalachian Mountians
Proclamation of 1763
An act against one's country
What is "treason"?
wrote the DOI
Thomas Jefferson
this battle the Americans lost because they ran out of ammunition. it also gave them more confidence that they could actually beat Brittan
what is the battle of bunker hill
Served as the 1st government for America
2nd Continental Congress
Slogan that developed after the Stamp Act--without having any Americans in parliament
"No Taxation without Representation"
a willful neglect to enforce the laws
salutary neglect
this guy trained the U.S soldiers in to a well working actual army and was openly gay.
who was Baron Friedrich von Steuben
this battle Washington and his men took a boat across the Delaware river on Christmas
what was battle of trenton
The 2 women writers? One wrote poetry about freedom and the other wrote plays making fun of the British?
Mercy Otis Warren and Phyllis Wheately