American Revolution #1
A professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army
What is a MERCENARY or HESSIAN
Document written by Thomas Jefferson in which the American colonists explain their reasons for separating from Britain
What is the DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
Group of delegates (representatives) that acted as the government for the American colonies and declared Independence.
Who is the SECOND CONTINENTAL CONGRESS
Name of the war that put Britain into debt, which led to them raising taxes on the colonists?
What is the FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR.
This document officially ended the American Revolution as an agreement of peace.
What is the TREATY OF PARIS
He went to France to ask them to help in the war
Who is Benjamin Franklin (B. Frank)
The strategy of refusing to purchase goods in the hopes of weakening another party.
What is BOYCOTT
Someone that wanted to be free from British rule.
Patriot
British General who surrendered at Yorktown
Who is CHARLES CORNWALLIS
He was the King of England during the American Revolution.
Who is KING GEORGE III
This was the place Washington and his soldiers spent the winter, a miserable and deadly place for his men.
What is VALLEY FORGE
After this victory, France was convinced the colonists could win and joined the war
What is SARATOGA
Washington showed his leadership at this camp where soldiers suffered from freezing temps, starvation, and disease.
What is Valley Forge?
He wrote the pamphlet Common Sense.
Who was Thomas Paine?
The Patriot leader from Boston whose midnight ride warned of the British coming to Lexington and Concord.
Who is PAUL REVERE
The British soldiers' uniforms were a bright color and made the soldiers easier to spy. For this reason, they were given this colorful nickame.
What are the REDCOATS
This confrontation on March 5, 1770, began as a protest of colonists, but ended with British soldiers shooting and killing five people.
What is the BOSTON MASSACRE
It was someone in the colonies who supported staying loyal to England, also known as a Tory.
What is a LOYALIST
Style of fighting used by the Continental Army which included hit-and-run, surprise attacks, and ambushing the British.
What is GUERRILLA WARFARE
These people were ready to fight if they got the call
Who were MINUTEMEN?
Which colony was the LAST to join the war against the British?
What is GEORGIA
The three groups the Declaration of Independence does not mention
1) Women
2) African Americans
3) Native Americans
It is the name for someone in the colonies who supported the American Revolution.
What is a PATRIOT
He turned traitor to the colonists and switched to the British side
Who is Benedict Arnold?
This famous phrase was a rallying call for the colonists when fighting against the acts imposed by Britain.
What is "No taxation without representation"?
2nd President of the US. He defended the British soldiers in court after the Boston Massacre.
Who is JOHN ADAMS
This law required colonists to house and feed British soldiers.
What is the QUARTERING ACT
He was the leader of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.
Who is GEORGE WASHINGTON
The date the Declaration of Independence was signed
July 4th, 1776
"I regret that I have but one life to lose for my country", Spoken right before his death.
What are the "last words of Nathan Hale"?
Laws imposed by British lawmakers as a punishment for Massachusettes' actions in the Boston Tea Party
What are the INTOLERABLE ACTS
This phrase describes the opening battle and firing of guns that stunned everyone
What is the "shot heard round the world"
The British were headed here to seize the colonists weapons
What is Lexington and Concord
What was the LAST major battle in the American Revolution where General Cornwallis surrendered?
What is YORKTOWN
The Declaration said all people have the right to these three things
1) Life
2) Liberty
3) Pursuit of Happiness
Washington crossed this river and beat the Hessians in this town for the first colonist vistory
What is DELAWARE AND TRENTON