causes of the war
molasses
Soldiers who fought for the Continental Army were paid with land east of the __________.
Appalachian Mountains
The British loss at ___________ was a turning point in the war.
Saratoga
Patrick Henry
someone who is not in the military
civilian
This tax prompted colonists to repeat the words, "No taxation without representation."
Stamp Act
Because the Declaration of Independence stated that all men were created equal, the Quakers started the country's first __________ group.
antislavery
The first major battle was mistakenly named the Battle of Bunker Hill. It actually took place at __________.
wrote the booklet, "Common Sense"
Thomas Paine
a formal group statement
resolution
The Townsend Acts taxed imports including these four things:
paint, tea, paper, and glass
To pay for the war, Congress printed more paper money (Continentals) which caused _______.
inflation
Washington's troops crossed the Delaware and attacked the Hessians in their sleep at the Battle of _________.
Trenton
disguised herself as a man so she could fight in battle
Deborah Sampson
a formal agreement among groups or individuals
alliance
In 1773, Parliament passed the Tea Act. Explain what this law stated.
It gave a monopoly on tea to a British Company so colonists had to pay the tax or do without tea.
Many states were formed as people moved west after the war. The first two states to form (that were not original colonies) were _______ and __________.
Kentucky and Tennessee
At the Battle of Yorktown, the Continental Army and the French Navy surrounded him and he surrendered.
Cornwallis
"I regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."
Nathan Hale
a series of military actions carried out for a certain goal
campaign
The Coercive Acts:
1. Parliament ordered the British navy to blockade Boston Harbot.
2. Colonists were forced to quarter British soldiers.
3. ?
3. It put the colony of Massachusetts under the control of the British General, Thomas Gage.
The first plan of government for the new nation was called the _____________.
Articles of Confederation
The Battle of _________ in South Carolina proved that American forces could defeat the British in the south.
Cowpens
This man traveled from France to join and help train the Continental Army. He spent his own money to buy warm clothes for the soldiers he led.
Marquis de Lafayette
set of laws
ordinance