Vocabulary
an area that is unsettled by people
wilderness
the valuable business that this war was fought over
fur trade
The king who taxed the colonies to pay back debt from the French & Indian War
King George
Benjamin Franklin's daughter who sewed clothes for the soldiers during the Revolutionary War
Sarah Bache
This document declared the colonies' desire to be free from England
Declaration of Independence
animal skins used to make clothing
pelts
the fort built by the French in PA
Fort Duquesne
The group of 56 leaders who met to discuss the colonies' problems with England
First Continental Congress
Made the first American flag
Betsy Ross
1st set of laws for the United States
Articles of Confederation
money people pay for government services
tax
The English general who was defeated & forced to retreat
General Braddock
The leader of the colonial army who attacked the British on Christmas night in Trenton
George Washington
Main writer of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
This plan created a 2-House Congress
Great Compromise
refusing to buy or use items
boycott
The leader who helped defeat the French and build Fort Pitt
General Forbes
The winter camp where troops were trained by Baron von Steuben
Valley Forge
Came up with the Great Compromise
Roger Sherman
The supreme law of the United States
Constitution
being faithful to the government
loyal
The Native American chief who attacked the British during the Battle of Bushy Run
Chief Pontiac
local soldiers who fought against the British
militia
She carried water to the troops and took over the cannon when her husband was wounded
Molly Ludwig Hays "Molly Pitcher"
1st 10 amendments that protect people's freedoms
Bill of Rights