People
The leader of the Continental Army
The Final Battle of the American Revolution was
Battle of Yorktown
The direct tax on paper goods such as licences and almanacs
Stamp Act
THe name given to when British soldiers fired on unarmed colonists in Boston
Boston Massacre
The resistance and protest group based on Boston
Sons of Liberty
American known as the swamp fox because of his guerrilla tactics
Daniel Morgan
The early battle that took place outside of Boston and was misnamed and drove the British out of Boston was
Battle of Bunker Hill
The set of laws that included closing Boston Harbor
Intolerable Acts
The name given to when the colonists dumped millions of dollars of tea overboard in the Boston Harbor
Boston Tea Party
the name given to militia men due to their quick ability to be ready for battle
minutemen
Primary Author of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
THe battle that was the turning point in the war and got the French to join the Americans
Battle of Saratoga
The Law that stated the colonists had to house British soldiers in their homes and businesses
Quartering Act
This pamphlet stated all the logical reasons for the colonies to become independent
Common Sense
This man is famous for warning Hancock and Sam Adams and militia that "the Regulars are coming"
Paul Revere
British General that took New York with his brother and also captured Philadelphia
General Howe
The shot heard round the world refers to what?
The law that stated the colonists could not move into land west of the Appalachian Moutains-the area won in the French and Indian War
Proclamation of 1763
Robert Livingston, Richard Sherman, Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams
The leader of the British General that ultiamtely surrendered to the Americans
General Cornwallis
Continually harrassed and attacked General Burgoyne on the trek from Canada to Albany
Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys
The Battle of Trenton
This set of laws put an indirect tax on almost all goods imported from Britain-specifically every day needs including tea
Townshend Acts
This document requested a renewed harmony with Great Britain in 1775
Olive Branch Petition
Who was the leader of the Sons of Liberty?
Samuel Adams