Vocabulary 1
What is tax?
money the government collects from its people.
What is the Stamp Act?
A tax placed on newspapers and other official papers sold in the 13 colonies.
Who was George Washington?
The leader of the Continental Army and the United States' first president.
Why was Phildelphia, PA so important?
It's where the Continental Congress met and where the Declaration of Independence was written.
What was the tax placed on all newspapers and official papers?
Stamp Act
Colonists who supported freedom from England.
What was the American Revolution?
A war in which the 13 colonies fought against England for their independence.
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
Author of the Declaration of Independence.
What occurred in Harlem Heights in August, 1776?
The colonists won this battle against the British.
Why were colonists upset after the French and Indian War?
Colonists were told by the British government they could not settle on the land that they gained after the war.
What is a loyalist?
Colonists who remained loyal to England and the King.
What was the Continental Congress?
Leaders from the 13 colonies met in Philadelphia to make important decisions.
Who was Anna Strong?
A spy for General George Washington.
What occurred in White Plains?
Another battle, and the British army won. Washington's army was forced out of New York.
What was the event that resulted American's throwing tea into the Boston Harbor?
The Boston Tea Party.
What is parliament?
Britain's lawmaking assembly.
What was the Declaration of Independence?
An official document written explaining why the colonies should be free from British rule.
Who was Catherine Schuyler?
A patriot who burned her family's farm on fire so the British army wouldn't have food.
Why was the Battle of Saratoga important?
American Army defeated the British army, and prevented the British from taking control of Albany.
Why were colonists so angry about the Stamp Act?
What is the French and Indian War?
A war in which England and France fought over land in New York.
What was the Battle of Yorktown?
The last major battle of the American Revolution. British army surrendered.
Who was Benedict Arnold?
Was a general who led the colonists during the Battle of Saratoga. He eventually became a traitor.
Why did both the American's and British want control of Albany?
Albany controlled NY's waterways. Whoever controlled Albany would control NY.
What was known as "The Shot heard all around the World"?
The Battle of Lexington and Concord. This was the beginning of the American Revolution.