Major Battles
First major battles(s) of the American Revolution
The Battles of Lexington and Concord
The Boston Massacre
Leader of the Continental Army (American Patriots)
General George Washington
Nickname for an American colonist who remained loyal to the King and Great Britain and opposed the war for independence
Loyalist
British Act passed by Parliament requiring colonists to house British troops
The Quartering Act
Last major battle of the Revolution
The Battle of Yorktown
Treaty signing that ended the American Revolutionary War
Treaty of Paris (1783)
Group responsible for the Boston Tea Party
Nickname for Americans that supported the Revolution
Patriots
Act that stated colonists must buy tea made by the British East India Trading Company, or pay a heavy tax if buying from elsewhere (this would lead to the Boston Tea Party)
The Tea Act
This battle convinced the French to give their support to the American Continental Army to help them win the Revolution
The Battle of Saratoga
Event in which a group of protesting patriots dumped 18,000 pounds of tea into Boston Harbor
The Boston Tea Party
Author of "Common Sense"
Thomas Paine
To formally approve of something
Ratify
A British tax on most printed materials that led to the creation of the Sons of Liberty in protest
The Stamp Act
Surprise attack on Christmas night, in which Washington crossed the frozen Delaware River to defeat the British
Battle of Trenton
This event marked the writing and issuing of the Declaration of Independence
The Second Continental Congress
King of Great Britain during the American Revolution
King George III
To refuse to buy items in order to protest certain actions/to refuse to use
Boycott
British Acts that punished the colonists for their participation in the Boston Tea Party, closing Boston Harbor and placing Boston under military law
The Intolerable Acts
While the British invaded Philadelphia, Patriot soldiers fled and survived 6 grueling winter months here (this was considered to be a moral victory)
Valley Forge
War that put Great Britain into debt, leading to the many events that would eventually bring about the American Revolution
The French and Indian War
British General who surrendered at Yorktown
General Charles Cornwallis
Actions used to keep a country or area from communicating and trading with other nations or areas/to close off a country's ports
Blockade
Colonial tax passed by the British on paint, paper, lead, and tea.
The Townshend Acts