People
This was the leader of the continental army, and later he became the first president of The United States of America. PG. 238
George Washington
This act states that only the British East India company could sell tea in the Colonies. PG. 203
Tea act.
On March, 5, 1770, A member of parliament proposed repealing of the townshed acts, colonial anger boiled over Boston. A crowd began yelling and bothering a British gaurd. Someone then hit the gaurd with a stick. Then the gaurd shot into the crowd. Then the other gaurds shot into the crowd. 5 colonists had died. PG.201
The Boston Massacre
to get back, regain PG.234
Recover
to withdraw from somewhere. PG. 225
Retreat
This person was in committee of five. He used a phrase by Paine Locke in the declaration of independence. PG.215
Thomas Jefferson.
This act taxed every piece of paper that colonists used. Such as legal documents, newspapers. PG.194
Stamp Act
when the colonists heard about the tax on tea, they had decided to take action. They dressed up as mohawk Indians. They got on the ships carrying the and then dumped all the tea into the harbor. PG.203
The Boston tea Party
More people, supplies or weapons PG.234
reinforcement
To prevent from leaving imprison. PG.224
confine
This person was part of the committee of five. And he suggested a change on Thomas Jefferson's draft. PG.215
John Addams.
This act taxed all of the products coming in the colonies such as glass, tea, lead, and paper. PG.197
Townshed acts
In the spring of 1775, colonial militias in Massachusetts began storing ammunition in Concord. They wanted to prepare for possible conflict with Britain. They had been warned Britain was coming. When the British reached the local militias a shot fired unexpectedly. That is when the fight began. PG. 207 and 208
The Shot Heard Around the World
a piece of land surrounded by water. PG235
Peninsula
Soldiers hired by a foreign country. PG.223
Mercenaries
This person was a military officer in the Prussian army. He began training the Continental army and gave a sense of pride and confidence. PG.233
Baron Friedrich Von Steuben
This act forced people to pay the tea that they destroyed and also shut down the Boston harbor. PG.204
The Coercive acts
by May 1776, eight of the colonies the decision of declaring independence from Great Britain the colonies officially declared independence by July, 4, 1776. PG 215
the drafting of the Declaration of independence
Charging very high prices for goods. PG.235
Profiteering
To join together, to achieve a goal. PG. 214
Unite
This person was a Jewish immigrant from poland. He came to America for money. He was a patriot that got arrested two times but managed to escape. He was called the financial hero of the American revolution because he provided vital supplies for Washington's troops before the battle of Yorktown. PG.235
Haym Salomon
This law stated that a place would have to be controlled by the British Military. Massachusetts was once under this law. PG. 204
Martial law
This event was the last major battle of the American Revolution. British General Cornwallis also surrendered to Washington in this event. Pg.235
The battle of Yorktown
An (____) is a formal agreement of friendship between countries. PG.226
Alliance
Attempt to overthrow ones government. PG. 215
Treason