Pre American Revolution
This was a tax on printed materials
The Stamp Act
Who wrote the Common Sense?
Who is Thomas Paine
What is it called when people refuse to buy goods from a particular group or country?
What is Boycott
Washington crossed the Delaware River to attack this town on Christmas of 1776.
What is Trenton,NJ
He was the King of England during the American Revolution.
KING George III
The date the Declaration of Independence was signed (exact date)
July 4th, 1776
The idea that Parliament was taxing colonists without their consent is called:
NO TAXATION WITH OUT REPRESENTATION
Someone who wanted to be free from British rule.
Pariots
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
Who won the revolutionary war?
The Colonist
The Declaration said all people have the right to these three things
1) Life
2) Liberty
3) Pursuit of Happiness
Someone who was loyal to King George
Loyalist
A government, like American, in which people elect officials to represent their ideas and values in the government.
What is a DEMOCRACY
Who was an ally to the Patriots ?
Who is the French
This battle was the turning point of the war?
What is the Battle of Saratoga
Issued by King George III stated that colonists could NOT cross the Appalachian Mountains into the Ohio River Valley
What is the Proclamation of 1763
What is the name of the treaty that ended the American Revolution?
Definition: the right to self-governance
What is sovereignty
During this event, the Patriots were weak, starving, freezing, suffered from small pox and dirty.
Valley Forge
What was the LAST major battle in the American Revolution
The battle of Yorktown
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.
What were the first battles that led to the war between Britain and the colonies
Lexington and Concord
Definition: 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
Slave turned spy for Patriots during the Revolution.
JAMES ARMISTEAD
British General who surrendered at Yorktown
Who is CHARLES CORNWALLIS