People
The Midnight Rider who warned "The British are coming!"
Paul Revere
Date our nation was born
1776
The battle where the Shot Heard 'Round the World occurred.
Lexington and Concord
Pamphlet by Thomas Paine urging independence.
Common Sense
Loyalist
Colonists loyal to the King.
The primary author of the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson
Name of Last Battle (1781). Cornwallis surrenders.
Yorktown 1781
A surprise Christmas attack by Washington on Hessian soldiers.
Battle of Trenton
The first governing document of the new United States.
Articles of Confederation
Patriot
Colonists that supported American independence from GB.
General of Continental Army.
George Washington
The event where colonists destroyed East India Company tea.
Boston Tea Party
The battle that convinced the French to openly ally with the U.S.
Saratoga
Why did the Constitution replace the AOC
AOC was weak. States had all the power. Nat/Fed gov had no power.
Consent
Permission
King of Great Britain
King George III
A series of laws passed in response to the Boston Tea Party.
Intolerable/Coercive Acts
Last battle of American Revolution
Yorktown
List of Grievances and reasons why the colonies were breaking away from Great Britain?
Declaration of Indpendence
Unalienable rights
Rights that you are born with and cannot be taken away.
Climate and terrain of New England Colonies. Winter: Summer: Terrain:
Cold winters, mild summers, rocky soil.
What year was the Declaration of Independence signed?
1776
Dont shoot until you see the white of their eyes.
Bunker Hill
Grievance in the Declaration. No taxation without:
Representation
Colonies could only trade with mother country.
Mercantilism