Vocabulary
To refuse to buy items from a particular country
Boycott
A tax was placed on sugar, wine, and molasses with the passage of this act
Sugar Act
The American Revolution was fought between these two groups.
American Colonists and
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
What was the last battle of the American Revolution?
Yorktown
Ideas or information designed and spread to influence opinion
Propaganda
This document prevented colonists from moving and settling west of the Appalachian Mountains after the French and Indian War.
Proclamation of 1763
Who went to England & France on behalf of the colonies to gain support for American independence?
Ben Franklin
Who wrote the pamphlet, Common Sense, in favor of American independence?
Thomas Paine
What were the first battles of the Revolutionary War, started by "the shot heard 'round the world."
Battles of Lexington and Concord
A colonist who supported the war for independence
Patriot
This legal document allowed customs officers to enter any location to search for smuggled goods.
Writs of Assistance
A meeting of delegates from 12 of the 13 colonies who met to organize colonial resistance to challenge British control was known as this.
First Continental Congress
Who was the leader of the Continental army?
George Washington
What is the name of the battle where Benedict Arnold showed bravery for the Colonial army?
Bemis Heights
Which colonists did not consider unfair taxes a good reason for rebellion?
Loyalist
This was a tax on imported goods from Britain.
Townshend Acts
Where was the peace treaty signed by the British and the Americans?
Paris
Who was the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence?
John Hancock
Where did the Colonial army camp at during the winter of 1777-1778?
Valley Forge
What style of war did George Washington take from the Native Americans?
Guerilla Warfare
A tax placed on all paper products followed the passage of this act.
Stamp Act
In which city did the First Continental Congress take place?
Philadelphia
What British General was surrounded by nearly 18,000 American and French soldiers in a city in Virginia?
Charles Cornwallis
What was the name of the battle where George Washington & his men attacked the Hessians on Christmas?
Trenton