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The British national legislature that makes the laws and discusses issues of the country
Parliament
hired soldier to fight for a country is called?
mercenary
Quaker General who was constantly losing small battles in the South but was very persistent
Nathaniel Greene
What 2 men gathered militias to harass British troops?
Francis Marion
Thomas Sumter
American victory that was the turning point of the Revolutionary War
Saratoga
In 1754 Washington and his American Indians allies met and fought some French soldiers causing what war?
The French and Indian War
What town was fought at while the French were blocking the Chesapeake Bay in October 1781?
Last battle of the war
Yorktown
The army of colonial citizens that could be called upon to serve in an emergency was what army?
militia
Who was the British general who fought against Horatio Gates at the battle of Saratoga?
General John Burgoyne
The battles at Lexington and Concord started the Revolutionary War on what date?
(Month, Year)
April, 1775
Reason the colonists believed the Stamp Act was unfair
They believed that no man should be taxed without having a say.
What 3 groups of settlers fought to expand their land around the Ohio River?
Native Americans
French Trappers
English settlers
A representative sent to another country in hopes of gaining allies or moneys
Envoys
secret organization who worked to oppose Parliament's requirements such as the Stamp Act
Sons of Liberty
colonists who trained to be ready to fight at a minute's notice
minutemen
document written to define why the Revolutionary War was being fought
Declaration of Independence
A belief that disputes should be resolved peacefully without war is what belief?
pacifism
The battle over a hill that could house cannons
Bunker Hill
Those who opposed the British government--
Those who remained loyal to King George
Patriots & Loyalists
Who is known as the author of the Declaration of Independence?
Who was known for fighting in several battles and gave America a strong claim to the frontier?
George Rogers Clark
Military location where General Braddock was ambushed and killed?
Fort Duquesne
French nobleman who joined the cause for American independence when he was on nineteen
Marquis de Lafayette
Who became commander in chief of the continental armies?
George Washington
refusing to use, buy, or deal with a store, company, or organization in order to express a protest
boycott