Important people
Important documents
Acts
Vocabulary
Important events
100
The principal author of the declaration of independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson ?
100
Who wrote the Declaration Of Independence ?
Thomas Jefferson
100
A tax on molasses and other sweet items from the Caribbean in 1764
What is the sugar act?
100
Loyalist
They were colonist who sided with the British in the Revolution
100
Battle of Bunker Hill
Revolutionary war battle in Boston that showed that the colonists could fight well.
200
George Washington
The first president of the united states , he also commanded the Continental Army throughout the war.
200
Writs of Assistance
The Document that basically said that one no longer has privacy in their own home.
200
Stamp Act
When British exacted revenue from the american usage of important paper.
200
Guerillia warfare
Harassing the opposing force until they give up.
200
The turning point in the war for the Americans and showed the french the colonists could win.
What was important about the battle of Saratoga ?
300
John Adams
He was the vice president to George Washington and a member of the Declaration of Independence Committee.
300
Olive Branch Petition
A Document to attempt to avoid a full on war between the thirteen colonies.
300
It did not imposed new taxes but it was designed to prop up the east India company.
Tea Act
300
A village in South East Pennsylvania; the winter quarters of Washington's Army
Valley Forge
300
Incident where British soldiers fired into a crowd of colonists, killing five people.
Boston Massacre
400
English politician whose policy of taxing the Americans colonists contributed the American Revolution.
George Grenville
400
Law created by British officials that prohibited colonists from settling in areas west of the Appalachian Mountains.
What is the Proclamation of 1763
400
Laws passed by parliament to punish the colonist for the Boston tea party and to tighten government control of the colonies.
Intolerable Act
400
An alliance of Native Americans
What is the Iroquois League
400
The shot heard around the World
What is the first shot of Lexington and Concord
500
He was the Ottawa chief who united the Great Lake's Indians to try to halt the advance of European settlements.
Who is Pontiac?
500
Drafted in 1776 to proclaim the inherent rights of men plus to abolish "inadequate government"
What is the Virginia Declaration of right?
500
The taxation on lead, paper, paint, glass, and tea imported from Britain.
What are the Townshend Acts?
500
The pamphlet that criticized monarchies and convinced many Americans to break away from Britain.
What is Common Sense?
500
The three week long siege by the Americans and the French that trapped most of the British army, causing the British to finally surrender.
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
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