Events of the War
The first (unknown) shots of the Revolutionary War were fired here.
Known as the "Father of the American Navy" he famously declared "I have not yet begun to fight" during his victory against the British.
Who is John Paul Jones?
This is the idea of putting the common good and the nation's interests above one's self. An example of this would be Samuel Adams encouraging colonists to participate in government.
What is civic virtue?
In this unpopular law the colonists were not allowed to settle past the Appalachian Mountains
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
What is replace the government?
The last battle of the Revolution where Cornwallis surrendered and ended the war.
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
He was a free black man who was killed at the Boston Massacre
Who is Crispus Attucks?
British economic policies would be another way of saying that they passed these
What is representation?
These laws were passed in response to the Boston Tea Party. They included things like closing Boston Harbor, sending more troops to the colonies and limiting the power of Massachusets government
He gave speeches that explained why war with Britain was unavoidable
Rights that you are born with and that cannot be taken away. They are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
What are unalienable rights?
Taxation without representation was a major grievence of the colonists because they did not give this (another word for permission) to Parliment
What is consent?
He was given control of the Continental Army at the Second Continental Congress
Who is George Washington?
What is the Winter at Valley Forge?
She wrote poems, plays and essays to speak out against British rule
Who is Mercy Otis Warren?
Smuggling and the Boston Tea Party are examples of this, or non violent disobeying of laws.
What is civil disobedience?
The Sugar Act, the Stamp Act and the Townshend Act were violations of these (or basic rights and freedoms guaranteed to individuals that place legal limits on government power)
What are civil liberties?
This law was passed to prevent costly wars with Native Americans. The law said that colonists could not settle past the Appalacian Mountains
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
This 1776 document is the point of no return for the Colonists and lists all of their grievences and reasons why they should be their own country
What is the Declaration of Independence?
She wanted women's rights to be protected in the new nation
Who is Abigail Adams?
The reason that Britain passed so many taxes is because they were trying to pay off this from the French and Indian War
What is debt?
This law forced colonists to house and feed British troops at their own expense in their homes.
Who are the Sons of Liberty?