Political/Government
A law that kept the American colonists from going west of the Appalachian Mountains
Proclamation of 1763
An economic theory followed by European nations that help create a favorable balance of trade where they exported more than they imported
What is Mercantilism
Natural Western border for the American colonies
What is the Appalachian Mountains
A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine encouraging the colonists to break with Great Britain
Common Sense
American patriot, writer, printer, and inventor. During the Revolutionary War he served as a diplomat to France and persuaded the French to help the colonists
Who is Benjamin Franklin
A document written by Thomas Jefferson and adopted on July 4,1776
What is the Declaration of Independence
The colonists dumped 342 chest of East India Company tea into the Boston Harbor
Boston Tea Party
Site and name of the first battles and the "Shot Heard Around the World"
What is Lexington & Concord
Name given to the group of colonists who rebelled against the British
What are the Patriots
French aristocrat that supported the American Revolution financially and soldier who joined General Washington's staff and became a general in the Continental Army.
Who is Marquis de Lafayette
A meeting of colonists where the delegates wrote the Olive Branch Petition, elected George Washington as Commander of the Continental Army, and organized a committee to write the Declaration of Independence
What is the Second Continental Congress
Tax passed by parliament in 1765 to help pay off England’s war debts from the French and Indian War
What is The Stamp Act
Site and name of the battle that is considered the turning point of Revolution and encouraged French assistance
What is Saratoga
British attack on the colonists at a customs house that killed Crispus Attucks
What is the Boston Massacre
A leader of the American Revolution and a famous orator (speaker) who spoke out against British rule of the American colonies. Famous for his "Give Me Liberty or Give me Death!" speech.
Who was Patrick Henry
These were a series of laws to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party
What is The Intolerable Acts
Motto for the American Revolution
What is "No Taxation without Representation"
A place where Washington’s army spent the harsh winter training until the spring
What is Valley Forge
The type of warfare in which soldiers use swift hit-and-run attacks against the enemy
What is Guerilla Warfare
Leader of Spanish-led military campaigns helped the United States gain independence from the British. Texas town of Galveston is named after him
Who is Bernardo de Galvez
A document which outlined a government for the United States that left most of the power to the states
What is the Articles of Confederation
War that left Great Britain in debt and caused taxation of its American colonies
What is the French and Indian War
Town, colony, and name of the final battle and surrender by British General Cornwallis
What is Yorktown, Virginia
Type of rights that cannot be taken away without due process, for example "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness"
What are Unalienable Rights
An enslaved African American, best known for his work as a spy during the American Revolution.
Who is James Armistead