KEY TERMS
This British policy allowed colonies to mostly govern themselves before 1763.
What is Salutary Neglect?
Cause: Britain taxed tea.
Effect: Colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor during this event.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
These two battles marked the first shots of the Revolutionary War
What are Lexington and Concord?
At the start of the war, Britain had this powerful advantage at sea.
What is the strongest navy in the world?
Colonists who supported independence were called this.
What are Patriots?
This act required colonists to buy special stamped paper for documents and newspapers.
What is the Stamp Act?
Cause: The French and Indian War left Britain in debt.
Effect: Britain began doing this to the colonies.
What is taxing the colonies?
This pamphlet by Thomas Paine encouraged colonists to support independence.
What is Common Sense?
A major American strength was fighting for this personal reason.
What is independence/their homes?
Colonists who stayed loyal to Britain were called this.
What are Loyalists or Tories?
These German soldiers were hired by the British to fight during the war.
Who are the Hessians?
Cause: The Proclamation of 1763.
Effect: Colonists were angry because they could not do this.
What is settle west of the Appalachian Mountains?
This document formally declared independence from Great Britain in 1776.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
One American weakness was a lack of this, causing shortages for soldiers.
What is money or supplies?
The American Revolution is considered a civil war because colonists were doing this.
What is fighting each other over independence?
This group organized protests and sometimes used intimidation against British policies.
Who are the Sons of Liberty?
Cause: The Townshend Acts placed taxes on imported goods.
Effect: Colonists responded by doing this to British products.
What are boycotts?
Put these in order: Boston Tea Party, Stamp Act, Saratoga.
What is Stamp Act → Boston Tea Party → Saratoga?
After 1776, George Washington mostly avoided large battles and used this overall strategy.
What is fighting a defensive war/tiring the British out?
Foreign support from this country helped turn the war in favor of the Americans.
What is France?
This network helped colonies communicate and coordinate resistance before the war.
What are the Committees of Correspondence?
Cause: The American victory at Saratoga.
Effect: This European nation officially allied with the Americans.
What is France?
This final major battle trapped British General Cornwallis and effectively ended the war.
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
Name one reason Britain struggled despite its strong army.
What is long distance from home, unfamiliar land, or low morale?
What kind of fish is Nemo?
Clownfish