Vocabulary
A colonist who favored war against Britain.
Patriot.
This election occurs the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.
General Election
This was the first official army set up by the Second Continental Congress within the colonies.
Continental Army
This act allowed the British East India Company to bypass colonial merchants and distribute tea directly to colonists.
The Tea Act of 1773.
This was a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine which highlighted the issues of Americans at the time. Was an inspiration for the Declaration of Independence.
Common Sense.
An army of citizens who serve as soldiers during an emergency.
militia
This type of election gets less than half of the turnout of the General Election.
Primary Election
This was the first militia set up within Massachusetts.
The Minutemen.
This act set up a government for Canada, gave religious freedoms to Catholics, and expanded Canada's borders into the Ohio River Valley of America.
The Quebec Act.
This famous American general was famed for securing victory at the Battle of Saratoga.
General Horatio Gates
The shutting of a port to keep people or supplies from moving in or out.
Blockade
This type of primary election is a nominating election in which only declared party members can vote. Example, if you're a registered Republican, you can only vote Republican.
Closed Primary.
This man ended up being selected as the commander of the Continental Army.
George Washington.
This act made colonists house British soldiers during war and peacetime when the soldiers didn't have anywhere to be housed. Was seen by the colonists as another tax.
The Quartering Act.
These two New Jersey battles restored hope that the Colonists could defeat the British and gain independence. Began with Washington crossing the Delaware River on Christmas of 1776.
Trenton and Princeton.
A soldier who fights for pay, often for a foreign country.
Mercenary
This type of primary occurs when a candidate doesn't win an absolute majority of the votes.
Runoff Primary
This person was a colonist who remained loyal to Britain. They were often tarred and feathered by Patriots.
Loyalists.
This valuable letter writing campaign spread word to the other colonies that the Intolerable Acts were initiated against Massachusetts.
The Committee of Correspondence .
This battle's main impact was that it formed a treaty between the colonists and France in which France formed an alliance with the colonists to fight the British.
The Battle of Saratoga.
Rights that cannot be taken away.
Unalienable Rights
This process has 538 electors with a majority of 270 electors needed to secure victory in a Presidential Election.
The Electoral College
This group of men secured Fort Ticonderoga without firing a shot. They took cannons from this former British stronghold to be used later near Boston Harbor.
Green Mountain Boys.
These four laws were enacted by King George III in response to the Boston Tea Party. These acts were seen as punishment for the dumping of the tea into Boston Harbor.
The Intolerable Acts.
This document was written primarily by Thomas Jefferson. Included, was an introduction, Preamble, grievances, conclusion and signatures. Under the Preamble, natural and unalienable rights are highlighted.
The Declaration of Independence.