MAJOR EVENTS
PEOPLE
KEY TERMS
KEY TERMS 2
CAUSES OF AMERICAN REVOLUTION
100
First battle that took place in this era.
What is Battle of Ticonderoga.
100
Boycotted the terrible British rules that were ruining the country. (Name at least 3)
Abigail Adams, John Adams, Samuel Adams, Mercy Otis Warren, Patrick Henry, George Washington, Crispus Attucks, Paul Revere, and Ethan Allen.
100
formal statement written by Thomas Jefferson declaring the freedom of the thirteen American colonies from Great Britain
What is the Declaration of Independence
100
isolation by a warring nation of an enemy area (such as a harbor) by troops or warships to prevent passage of persons or supplies
Blockade
100
Act that taxed sugar and molasses
What is The sugar act
200
The 2 battles that occurred in the same year (1775)
What is The battle of Lexington and Concord and The Battle of Bunker Hill
200
Generals and Officers in war.
General Thomas Gage, General William Howe, General Horatio Gates, Benedict Arnold, Francis Marion, Joseph Brant Marquis de Lafayette.
200
a professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army.
What is a mercenary
200
secret society that was formed to protect the rights of the colonists and to fight taxation by the British government.
Sons of Liberty
200
Happend in 1763
What is The proclamation of 1763
300
Battle that lasted for almost a whole month.
What is The battle of Saratoga
300
Were founding fathers
Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine.
300
_____boycotted British goods and caused ______
Daughters of Liberty;inflation
300
_______ was formed after the outbreak of the American Revolution by the ___________
Continental Army; Second Continental Congress
300
Popular economic philosophy In which the British colonies were moneymakers for the country through trade.
What is mercantilism
400
Battle That lasted exactly 7 months
What is Battle of Valley Forge
400
Women Who fought in the war
Molly Pitcher, Margaret Corbin.
400
private person or ship that engages in warfare
privateer
400
mobile groups of irregular forces operating in territory controlled by a regular force
What is Guerrilla Warfare
400
This act put taxes on legal documents.
What is The Stamp act
500
Battles that were separated the most (years)
What is The battle of Yorktown and the 3 pronged attack
500
Was the only Native American Military Leader.
Josef Brant
500
letter to King George III which represents the last attempt to avoid a war of independence against Britain
Olive Branch Petition
500
Is Mrs. Haydi the greatest teacher in the history of teachers and the most talented and prettiest teacher ever?????
heck yes!!
500
Put taxes on plain goods like wood and paint.
What is The Townshend Acts
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