Famous Figures
This famous figure was a popular and respected Patriot. At first, he did not favor independence and hoped that Great Britain would start to treat the colonies more fairly. When that did not happen, he sided firmly with the Patriots.
Boycotted
to protest by refusing to use or buy a good or service
In 1754, the contest over the land along the Ohio River began a war that lasted almost ten years. Thousands of British soldiers, along with many colonists, fought against the French. Because many Native American tribes were allies of the French, the British colonists called the conflict the...
French and Indian War
Is each statement true or false...
1.Loyalists were individuals who believed that the colonies should separate from Great Britain.
2.Most Loyalists and Patriots agreed that the British provided order and stability to the colonies.
3.Many colonists remained neutral and did not take sides in the debate over separation from Great Britain.
1.False
2.False
3.True
In 1775, the Second Continental Congress asked George Washington to lead a new army. It was made up of volunteers. Most of these men were farmers, merchants, and workers. At the start of the war, they enlisted in the army for about one year at a time. Then they returned home to take care of their families. What was the name of this army?
The Continental Army
He sided with the Patriots and died while confronting British soldiers during the Boston Massacre.
Crispus Attucks
Taxation Without Representation
being required to pay taxes by a government without having a representative in the government
What are two facts about The Proclamation of 1763.
1. Colonists/settlers could not move west of the Appalachian Mountains.
2. Great Britain wrote the Proclamation of 1763 to keep colonists/settlers safe from Native Americans.
Name three types of people who were typically Loyalists and Patriots.
Loyalists: appointed governors, religious leaders, rich landowners.
Patriots:Lawyers, Boston merchants, farmers.
Mark the following statements true or false about the British Army
1.The trip from Great Britain to America was a quick and easy trip.
2.Congress called on privateers to attack the British supply ships.
3.French warships attacked American ships in an effort to help Great Britain.
4.Some women spied on the British.
1. False
2. True
3. False
4. True
She was known as a patriot with a pen.
Mercy Ottis Warren
Loyalist
people in the American colonies who opposed independence and wanted the colonies to remain under the control of the king and Great Britain
This act ordered the colonists to provide quarters, or places to live, for British troops. The colonists also had to give the soldiers food, fuel, and transportation.
The Quartering Act
Is each statement true or false...
1.Loyalists believed in Great Britain's right to make laws for the colonies.
2. Patriots feared losing their property and enjoyed the security of being ruled by a major world power.
3.Patriots protested against British laws and taxes.
1. True
2. False
3. True
After their defeat at Yorktown, the British were ready to end the war. They were now fighting France and Spain, as well as their former American colonies. Representatives from all these countries met to...
Work on the Treaty of Paris, 1783
A fierce patriot who wrote newspaper articles and in 1765, he helped to organize a group called the Sons of Liberty.
Samuel Adams
Patriots
people in the American colonies who wanted the colonies to become independent from Great Britain
This act said that colonists had to pay a tax on printed papers. Newspapers, pamphlets, marriage licenses, and playing cards were taxed.
Stamp Act
a person guilty of betraying or acting against his or her own country
traitor
The Continentals had an important advantage over the British because the Continentals were fighting a ??? war
defensive war
Loyalist Governor of Virginia. He argued that fighting for independence would hurt the economy and make many colonists poor. He strongly believed that the colonists had a duty to obey British laws.
Lord Dunmore
Revolution
the overthrow of one government and its replacement with another
On the cold night of March 5, 1770, violence erupted in Boston. A British soldier was standing guard at the Custom House, a building where the disputed taxes were collected from the colonists. A crowd began to gather, and people called the soldier offensive names. Some of them even began to throw stones and snowballs.
Boston Massacre
not taking sides
neutral
The turning point was at the battle of
Saratoga