People
A colonist loyal to the British crown
loyalist
Battle that started the American Revolution
Lexington and Concord
Stamp on stamps and paper products
Stamp Act
Supporter of the Revolution
The colonists coined what phrase after being unfairly taxed?
"No taxation without representation"
Appointed Commander in Chief of the patriot army at the second continental congress
George Washington
Battle that ended the Revolutionary War
Yorktown
Act that was Americans "last straw"
Tea Tax
Act that required colonists to house soldiers
Quartering Act
What day, month and year does America declare independence from Britain
July 4, 1776
Who was the colonist general who became a traitor
Benedict Arnold
Battle where colonies defended the Hudson River Valley
Saratoga
Prohibited the creation of American money
Currency Act
The first US Constitution
Articles of Confederation
Gave an economic boost to the mother country
mercantilism
Who wrote the declaration of independence
Thomas Jefferson
Battle in 1775 when Colonists killed 40% of British soldiers but lost. Gave colonists a "we can do this mentailty"
Bunker Hill
British response to the Boston Tea Party
When colonists declared they should have the same rights as British citizens
1st continental Congress
Colonists could govern themselves
Salutary Neglect
Who wrote "Common Sense"
Thomas Paine
This battle became the "blueprint" for how colonists can win the war
Battle of Cowpens
Taxes on glass, paint, led and paper
Townshend Acts
The location where colonists spent the winter of 77-78
Valley Forge
Becomes the first American Government
2nd Continental Congress