American Revolution #1
A professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army
+50 points for the group hired by 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
Meeting in which a group of delegates (representatives) acted as the government for the American colonies and declared Independence.
Who is the SECOND CONTINENTAL CONGRESS
He was the leader of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.
Who is GEORGE WASHINGTON
This was the place Washington and his soldiers spent Winter, a miserable and deadly place for his men.
What is VALLEY FORGE
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 a group
What is a boycott
It is the name for someone in the colonies who supported the American Revolution.
What is a 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 document officially ended the American Revolution as an agreement of peace.
What is the TREATY OF PARIS
After this victory, France was convinced the colonists could win and joined the war
What is SARATOGA
German mercenaries hired to fight for the British. Most notable for being at the Battles of Trenton and Princeton
Who are Hessians
Who wrote Common Sense?
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
The name given to the colonial military
What was the Continental Army
This law required colonists to house and feed British soldiers.
What is the QUARTERING ACT
These are the 4 parts of the Declaration of Independence
An introduction discussing why countries must break bonds, the Preamble, a list of all the things they have done to us (grievances) and our declaration that we are now the United States of America and are independent
Name the 2 groups that the British tried to gain favor with in the Southern colonies during the war
Enslaved people and Loyalists
These are advantages and disadvantages of each side in the war
What is the British had better training and equipment but were far from home and had long supply lines
The colonists had no training and less weapons but knew the land better and were fighting for their survival
Complete this famous phrase that was a rallying call for the colonist when fighting against the acts imposed by Britain. "No taxation....
What is "WITHOUT REPRESENTATION"
This Enlightenment thinker inspired some of the key ideas of the Declaration of Independence
Who was John Locke
The Second Continental Congress sent this to King George to ask him for peace
What is the Olive Branch Petition
List 3 conditions of the Treaty of Paris
The United States is recognized as an independent nation
The US is allowed to expand, new boundaries established between the US and British territory
Fishing rights
Returning of property
Paying back debt to creditors
Prisoners of war to be released
Captured territory to be returned
etc.
The date the Declaration of Independence was signed
July 4th, 1776
This was the result of the war for Native Americans
They were left to face the colonists alone. Many lost their ancestral lands and were forced to move or give up their way of life
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 firing of guns that stunned everyone at Lexington and Concord
What is the "shot heard round the world"
This British general led the march through New York, capturing Fort Ticonderoga, before ultimately losing at Saratoga
Burgoyne
The "world turned upside down" when the British lost this battle, ultimately ending the war
What is YORKTOWN
The Declaration said all people have the right to these three things
What is life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
Washington crossed this river and beat the Hessians in this town for the first colonist vistory
What is DELAWARE AND TRENTON