Causes of the British Revolution
What was the Stamp Act?
Taxed all goods from stamps, paper, books, and supplies.
Known as "Moll of the Pitcher."
Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley
The Continental Army was forced to winter here in 1778.
Valley Forge
Give me Liberty or Give me Death!
Patrick Henry
Colonists used this phrase to protest unfair British taxes.
No Taxation without Representation.
This British general lost the Battle of Saratoga.
General Burgoyne
In October of 1780 this man replaced Gates as the commander of the Continental forces in the South. His efforts led to General Cornwallis giving up his campaign to conquer the Carolinas.
Nathanael Greene
What does ratify mean?
To approve officially.
I have not yet begun to fight!
John Paul Jones
What are the Intolerable Acts?
Laws Britain passed as punishment for the Boston Tea Party.
Tried to gain support in France in 1777.
Benjamin Franklin
In 1781 the British were trapped in a siege and forced to surrender at this famous battle.
Battle of Yorktown
What is a privateer?
Privately owned ship outfitted with weapons.
We must all hang together, or assuredly we will all hang separately.
Benjamin Franklin
What was the Boston Massacre?
British soldiers firing on Bostonian protestors in 1770.
French leader who came to America at the age of 19 to volunteer for the war.
Marquis de Lafayette
1791 there was a revolution in the French colony of Saint Dominque, led by whom?
Toussaint L'Ouverture
What is inflation?
When it takes more and more money to buy the same amount of goods.
We shall have a long and bloody war to go through.
John Adams
What happened at midnight on December 16th in 1773?
Boston Tea Party
Virginian military leader who set out to end attacks in the West.
George Rogers Clark
20,000 soldiers made of the Patriot force, after experiencing defeat in August of 1776, there numbers dwindled to fewer than 5,000. What battle did they lose?
Battle of Long Island
What is a mercenary?
Hired soldiers that fight for a certain country for pay.
I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.
Nathan Hale