The Road to Revolution
Common Sense was written by:
Thomas Paine
Hiding behind trees or walls and ambushing enemy troops or supply wagons are tactics used in
Guerilla Warfare
Document which expressed loyalty to the king, but condemned the Coercive Acts:
Declaration of Rights and Grievances
On March 5, 1770, a crowd of colonists began taunting and throwing snowballs at a British soldier guarding a customs house, which sparked this:
The Boston Massacre
Infamous traitor of the Patriot cause during the Revolutionary War:
Benedict Arnold
After the Revolution, many states let any white male who paid taxes vote, whether or not he:
Owned Property
Event were Patriots dumped $1 Million worth of British tea into Boston Harbor.
The Boston Tea Party
Helped build American confidence by proving that colonial militia could stand up to one of the world’s most feared armies.
The Battle of Bunker Hill
The principal author of the Declaration of Independence was:
Thomas Jefferson
The conflict between the British and the French that began in North America in 1754 is known as:
The French & Indian War
Battle at which the British surrender effectively, marked the end of the war.
The Battle of Yorktown
Declared that Virginia no longer had an official church and that the state would not collect taxes for churches.
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
First direct tax upon the American colonists.
The Stamp Act
Settlement in which Britain recognized the United States as a new nation:
Treaty of Paris of 1783
Document sent to King George from the Continental Congress stating that they were still loyal to him but asking that he call off hostilities until the situation in the colonies could be negotiated peacefully.
The Olive Branch Petition