American Revolution #1
A professional German soldier hired to serve for the British
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
He was the King of England during the American Revolution.
Who is KING GEORGE III
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
A British tax placed on the colonies on all paper products and documents
What is the STAMP ACT
The strategy of refusing to purchase goods
What is BOYCOTT
This is the name of the radical group founded by Samuel Adams in response to British taxes. They are responsible for the Boston Tea Party
Who are the SONS OF LIBERTY
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
The date the Declaration of Independence was signed
July 4th, 1776
This was the place Washington and his soldiers spent the winter, a miserable and deadly place for his men.
What is VALLEY FORGE
It is the name for someone in the colonies who supported the American Revolution.
What is a PATRIOT
What was the LAST major battle in the American Revolution
What is YORKTOWN
What was the tune that soldiers sung to mock the British during the Revolutionary War?
What is YANKEE DOODLE?
The Patriot leader from Boston whose midnight ride warned of the British coming to Lexington and Concord and whose engraving of the Boston Massacre was used as propaganda
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
Name one advantage and one disadvantage the Continental Army had in the American Revolution
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This referred to someone in the colonies who supported staying loyal to England
What is a LOYALIST
Style of fighting used by the Continental Army especially in the South which included hit-and-run, surprise attacks, and ambushing the British.
What is GUERRILLA WARFARE
The British were headed here to seize the colonists weapons and Patriot leaders
What is Lexington and/or Concord
Washington crossed the Delaware River to attack this town on Christmas of 1776
What is TRENTON
This was the last attempt at a peaceful resolution by the colonies
What is the OLIVE BRANCH PETITION
After THIS victory, France was convinced the colonists could win and joined the war
What is SARATOGA
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 who were upset at British tax acts such as the Stamp Act
What is "No taxation without representation"?
He wrote the pamphlet Common Sense.
Who was Thomas Paine?
This Frenchmen turned into one of Washington's best friends and most trusted officers
Who was MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE?
Who is BARON VON STEUBEN
British General who surrendered at Yorktown
Who is CHARLES CORNWALLIS
2nd President of the US. He defended the British soldiers in court after the Boston Massacre.
Who is JOHN ADAMS
Laws imposed by British lawmakers as a punishment for Massachusettes' actions in the Boston Tea Party
What are the INTOLERABLE ACTS
Group of delegates (representatives) that acted as the government for the American colonies and declared Independence.
Who is the SECOND CONTINENTAL CONGRESS
He was a slave who pretended to be a runaway slave and join the British, acting as spy for Washington and Lafayette.
Who was JAMES ARMISTEAD LAFAYETTE
This battle was a loss for the Americans, however it was a morale victory early in the war as they caused lots of causalities to the British and showed they could go toe to toe
What is BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL
The Declaration said all people have the right to these three things
1) Life
2) Liberty
3) Pursuit of Happiness
Which colony was the LAST to join the war against the British? They did NOT send a delegate to the First Continental Congress
What is GEORGIA