Vocabulary
The refusal to buy a product as part of a protest
boycott
This event was characterized as a slaughter
The Boston Massacre
Was the leader of the Continental Army
George Washington
How did the colonists communicate to the King back in England?
letters
a person who remained loyal to Great Britain during the American Revolution
loyalist
taxes on products coming into a country
tariff
In 1765 great Britain believed it had the right to pass what act because it needed money to pay off war debts
Thomas Jefferson
The American ideals of freedom and equality are expressed in this document
The Declaration of Independence
More people, supplies, and weapons
reinforcements
A lack of necessary supplies
scarcity
The battle that started the American Revolution
The Battle of Lexington and Concord
He was considered an enlightenment thinker who wrote about basic human rights for all and liberty.
Thomas Paine
Declaration of Independence
placing the military in charge of the government
martial law
A piece of land almost surrounded by water, but still attached to the mainland
peninsula
This battle was known as a "turning point" in the war
Battle of Saratoga
George Washington raised the morale of the Continental Army at Valley Forge by bringing in who to train the troops?
Baron Fredrick von Stuben
the peace treaty between Great Britain and the United States in 1783 that ended the American Revolution
Treaty of Paris
An act of attempting to overthrow one's government
treason
soldiers hired by a foreign country
mercenaries
This battle was successful because it was a land and sea operation that trapped the British army.
The Battle of Yorktown
He helped orangize the Committee of Correspondence and was a leader in the Sons of Liberty.
Samuel Adams
Delegates in the Second Continental Congress created the Continental Army and wrote what important document that was considered independence from Britain.
The Olive Branch Petition
charging extra high prices for goods
profiteering