Battles
Battle where the British surrender.
What was the Battle of Yorktown?
An act that was passed that gave all control over trade and delivery of tea to the East India Tea Company.
What was the Tea Act?
General of the colonists during the American Revolution.
Who was George Washington?
Colonists who rebelled against the British Crown.
What was a patriot?
A group of colonists dressed as Natives.
What was the Boston Tea Party?
"Shot Heard Round the World"
What was the Battle of Lexington and Concord?
An act that put taxes on and printed material.
What was the Stamp Act?
Main writer of the Declaration of Independence.
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
An army of part-time soldiers.
What is a militia?
Ready in a minute's warning.
What were minutemen?
Battle with most British casualties.
What was the Battle of Bunker Hill?
Acts that caused the colonists to rebel.
What were the Intolerable/Coercive Acts?
President of the Continental Congress.
Who was John Hancock?
Misleading or biased information.
What is propaganda?
Day the Declaration of Independence was signed.
What was July 4, 1776?
First major defeat for the colonies.
What was the Battle of Quebec?
The first act passed to pay off British debt.
What was the Sugar Act?
Tailor who was a spy for the American colonists.
Who was Hercules Mulligan?
Someone paid to fight for another country.
What is a mercenary?
What was the Seven Years War?
First all-American battle.
What was the Battle of King's Mountain?
Acts passed that taxed imported goods. (except British goods)
What were the Townshend Acts?
British General who surrendered during the Battle of Yorktown.
Who was Lord Cornwallis?
Small, irregular military groups preforming violent acts.
What is Guerrilla Warfare?
Signified which way the British were coming. (Lexington and Concord)
What was one by land, two by sea?