American Revolution

Vocab

100

A colonist who supported American independence

Patriots

200

A colonist who supported the British

Loyalist

300

An agreement between to countries that will support each other in times of war.

Ex. France joining the American Revolution on the American Side

Alliance

400

The name of the American army

Continental Army

500

Another name for the British soldiers

Redcoats or Lobsterbacks 

Causes

100

Colonist dressed up like Native Americans and tossed tea into the Boston Harbor

Boston Tea Party

200

A British tax on paper

Stamp Act

300

An act that shut down the Boston Harbor, increased troops in the colonies and forced the colonists to pay for the damages of the Boston Tea Party

Intolerable Acts

400

The "Shot Heard Around the World"

Battle of Lexington and Concord

500

A written document that declares that the American colonies are a free nation

Declaration of Independence

Battles

100

British forced march into Lexington and Concord to seize weapons from the American colonists

Battle of Lexington and Concord

200

Which battle had the British retreat two times before finally forcing the Americans back due to low ammunition

Battle of Bunker Hill

300

Battle where the British try to cut off the New England Colonies from the Southern Colonies and forced General Washington to retreat

Battle of New York

400

A Christmas raid against the Hessians resulting in a victory for the Americans

Crossing Delaware or Battle of Trenton

500

French blockaded the British by sea and the Americans blockaded the land resulting in British surrender and the end of the war

Battle of Yorktown

Leaders

100

Leader of the Continental Army

General George Washington

200

Main author of the Declaration of Independence

Thomas Jefferson

300

Discovered electricity, had a newspaper and would become the ambassador to France and succeeded in having the French become allies.

Ben Franklin

400

Aide to General George Washington, would later become the Secretary of the Treasury and 200 years later have a hit Broadway Musical 

Alexander Hamilton

500

A traitor to the American Revolution. Was once an American colonel until he switched sides to the British.

Benedict Arnold

Miscellaneous

100

Hero of the Battle of Saratoga

General Horatio Gates

200

British general who surrendered at Yorktown

General Charles Cornwallis

300

The name of the German mercenaries that fought for the British

Hessians 

400

Which battle was where the phrase "Don't shoot till you see the whites of there eyes" came from

Battle of Bunker Hill

500

Which treaty ended the American Revolution (Include year)

Treaty of Paris of 1783