People
general of the Continental Army
George Washington
prohibited English settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains
Proclamation Act of 1763
war fought between American colonists and Britain for colonists' independence
American Revolution
refuse to buy or use a product
boycott
phrase used to explain why colonists were upset by the taxes put in place by Britain
King of England
George III
taxed newspapers, legal documents, and playing cards
deadly altercation between British soldiers and colonists that started with colonists throwing ice balls
Boston Massacre
land under control of another country
colony
formally announced that the colonists were independent from Britain
Declaration of Independence
author of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
punished colonists for the Boston Tea Party (ordered the closing of Boston Harbor, limited town meetings, permitted the quartering of soldiers, and controlled trade)
Coercive Acts
in protest of the Tea Tax, colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor
Boston Tea Party
colonists who did not support independence from Britain
Loyalists
3 unalienable rights in the Declaration of Independence
life, liberty, & pursuit of happiness
general of the British Army
Charles Cornwallis
taxed everyday items (tea, glass, lead, & paint)
Townshend Acts
volunteer soldiers from Mass who were always ready to fight
Minutemen
colonists who wanted to be independent from Britain
Patriots
British soldier
redcoat
member of the Sons of Liberty and organized boycotts and protests
Sam Adams
Declaratory Act
fought between Britain and France to determine control of the territory of modern day US and Canada
attitude or confidence level
morale
agreement that ended the war
Treaty of Paris