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The document declaring the United States politically separate from Great Britain.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
The battle when, on Christmas night, George Washington and his division of the Continental Army crossed the soon to be frozen Deleware River over to Trenton, New Jersey and attacked the drunk and sleeping Hessian Mercenaries.
What was the Battle of Trenton?
The ruling monarch of Great Britain During the Revolutionary War; was responsible for imposing many unfair taxes on the colonies.
Who was King George III?
Required stamps on all legal documents, newspapers, licenses, and postcards. This was the first direct tax on colonists.
What was the Stamp Act?
People who stayed loyal to the King of England, about 1/3 of the colonists.
What were loyalists?
The current supreme law of the land, the document explaining, establishing, and giving reason to our current government.
What is the United States Constitution?
The final deciding battle of the Revolution, where George Washington surprise attacked the unsuspecting Redcoats that were traveling to a Virginia harbor to resupply.
What was the Battle of Yorktown?
A Virginia farmer who fought in the French-Indian War, was the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army, and served as the first President of the United States.
Who was George Washington?
Required a tax to be paid on all imported molasses and sugar products.
What was the Sugar Act?
Occurred when colonists were harassing British guards, guards open fire and kill five of the colonists.
What was the Boston Massacre?
The original founding document of the United States; split us up into a confederation of independent, self-governing colonies.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
The battle taking place outside of Boston on Breed's Hill; was a loss for the colonists but the Redcoats sustained more casualties; gave hope and spirit to Continental Army regardless of defeat.
What was the Battle of Bunker Hill?
A Massachusetts farmer who was in deep debt due to state taxes that were being levied to fill the hole left after the revolution; started a small rebellion against courthouses and attacked the federal arsenal in retaliation.
Who was Daniel Shays?
Required colonists to house and care for Redcoats in their homes.
What was the Quartering Act?
Stated that slaves would count as only a fraction of a person, in an effort by the southern states to gain more congressional representation.
What was the 3/5 Compromise?
The final letter sent by the Continental Congress to King George expressing loyalty, the weariness of war, and interest in maintaining peace.
What is the Olive Branch Petition?
It was one of the eight major Continental Army encampments, where George Washington's army held out for the winter if 1777; a grueling experience for soldiers (disease and starvation were rampant)
Where was Valley Forge?
The French representative who led the forces aiding the Continental Army.
Who was Marquis de Lafayette?
Required colonists to trade exclusively with Britain.
What were the Navigation Acts?
German mercenaries hired by Britain to aid in suppressing the revolution.
What were the Hessians?
The first letter written by the Continental Congress to King George declaring the wishes of the colonies in response to the heavy taxes, oppression, and lack of colonial representation.
What is the Declaration of Rights and Grievances?
The major turning point of the revolution; General Washington's Army captured a major fort of New York along with almost 5,000 Redcoats.
What was the battle of Saratoga?
He was a Prussian Military Officer who was hired by General Washington to train and turn his army into true soldiers.
Who was Freidrich von Steuben?
Passed to punish Massachusetts; put Boston under martial law, shut down the harbor, dismissed elected officials, and shut down town meetings.
What were the Coercive Acts?
Compromise made in the Continental Convention stating that the legislature will be made of two houses, one with proportional representation and the other with equal representation.
What is the Great Compromise?