People
This person is known as a traitor during the American Revolution, since they switched sides to help the British in exchange for money and a position in their army.
Benedict Arnold
Incident on March 5, 1770 where the redcoats killed eleven colonists. This is significant because it added to the resentment of the British by the colonists.
Boston Massacre
The 3 main taxes that the Colonists did not agree with:
The _________ Act (1764)
The _________ Act (1765)
The _________ Act (1767)
The Sugar Act (1764)
The Stamp Act (1765)
The Townshend Acts (1767)
What is the movement called that created philosophers?
Enlightenment
Which Amendment: Freedom of Religion, Speech, of the Press, Assembly, and Petition
1st Amendment
This Major General was a Senior Officer of the Continental Army and became George Washington's Chief of Artillery and Secretary of War. He hauled almost 60 tons of ammo and cannons from Fort Ticonderoga to help the colonists in the war.
Henry Knox
"The Shot Heard Round the World"- The first battle of the Revolution in which British general Thomas Gage went after the stockpiled weapons of the colonists in Concord, Massachusetts.
Battle of Lexington and Concord
Written by Thomas Jefferson, this document declares reasons why the colonies are separating from Great Britain. Finalized on July 4th, 1776.
Declaration of Independence
Signed in 1620, this is the first governing document of the Plymouth colony. It focuses on that the government gets its power through the consent of the governed and established that the Colony will have a self-government, separate from Britain.
Which Amendment: Gives all powers not specifically given to the United States government in the Constitution, to either the states or to the people
10th Amendment
French soldier who joined General Washington's staff and became a general in the Continental Army.
Marquis de Lafayette
1775; British and Colonists competing for control of the hills surrounding Boston; colonists ran out of ammunition; even though the colonists eventually lost it gave them confidence they could fight against the King's army
Battle of Bunker Hill
An English document draw up by nobles under King John which limited the power of the king. It has influenced later constitutional documents in Britain and America.
Magna Carta (1215)
1610-1611, also called "Dale's Code." This was a really brutal document: mandatory church attendance, punishments like whippings and executions, governed every part of life. Used during the "starving times" of Jamestown.
Virginia Articles, Laws, and Orders (1610-1611)
Which Amendment: People have other rights not specifically stated in the Constitution
9th Amendment
A radical political organization for colonial independence which formed in 1765 after the passage of the Stamp Act. They incited riots and burned the customs houses where the stamped British paper was kept. The leaders included Samuel Adams and Paul Revere.
Sons of Liberty
1781; last battle of the revolution; Benedict Arnold, Cornwallis and Washington; colonists won because British were surrounded and they surrended
Battle of Yorktown
A document drawn up by Parliament's House of Commons listing grievances against King Charles I and extending Parliament's powers while limiting the king's. It gave Parliament authority over taxation, declared that free citizens could not be arrested without cause, declared that soldiers could not be quartered in private homes without compensation, and said that martial law cannot be declared during peacetime.
Petition of Right (1628)
Which Amendment: Prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures and sets out requirements for search warrants based on probable cause
4th Amendment
the Boston Massacre as "the bloody drama that opened the most eventful and thrilling chapter in American history." Neither a soldier nor a leading town citizen proved the hero of that pre-Revolutionary War struggle. Instead, the first of five men to die in the massacre was a runaway slave turned sailor. His death has forever linked his name with the cause of freedom.
Crispus Attuck
a 1776 battles in New Jersey in which George Washington's troops crossed the Delaware River and captured a Hessian (German mercenaries fighting for the British) encampment; Then Washington moves to the next city and takes British by surprise; Continental Army win both battles; gave soldiers confidence, boosted moral
Battles of Trenton and Princeton
Excerpt: "We hold these to be self-evident, that they are endowed (given) by their Creator, with certain unalienable (not to be taken away) rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."
What document is this?
Bill of Rights
Which Amendment: No soldier can be quartered in a home without the permission of the owner
3rd Amendment