People
Events
Documents/Acts
Vocabulary
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100
Provide supplies and reinforcements to the Continental Army at Valley Forge
Marquis de Lafayette
100
Considered a draw but demonstrated that the Continental Army was able to fight the British Army boosting their morale at the beginning of the war
Bunker Hill
100
A letter sent to King George asking for peace following the Battle of Bunker Hill
Olive Branch Petition
100
These are soldiers hired by the British to help them in the Revolutionary War.
The Hessians/mercenaries
100
This was declared on July 4, 1776.
Independence
200
A Prussian who turned the Continental army from a bunch of 'Country Bumpkins' to soldiers by teaching them how to march and fight.
Friedrich von Steuben
200
This was a surprise attack on the Hessians on Christmas which helped re-enlist many Continental troops for the following year
Trenton
200
This was a INDIRECT tax on lead, paint, paper, glass, and tea
Townshend Acts
200
The Sons of Liberty successfully got the Stamp and Townshend Acts repealed by doing what?
Boycott!
200
This was the western boundary of the United States after the Revolutionary War.
Mississippi River
300
The person chosen to lead the Continental army because of his understanding of soldiers and because his experience as a British officer.
George Washington
300
This was the "Shot Heard Around the World" which marked the first battle of the Revolutionary War
Lexington and Concord
300
This act taxed paper goods such as playing cards, newspapers, and legal documents which impacted ALL colonists
Stamp Act
300
People who supported the Revolution against Great Britain
Patriot
300
They decided to begin helping the Patriots win the war against Britain after the Battle of Saratoga.
The French
400
He wrote the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson
400
After getting pushed out of Philadelphia, the Continental Army was encamped here and the winter became the low point of the Revolutionary War
Valley Forge
400
This was to punish the people of Boston following the Boston Tea Party. The British closed the harbor, the Quartering Act, and enacted martial law.
Intolerable Acts
400
Remained committed to England and English Royalty throughout the American Revolution.
Loyalist
400
What event is this?
The Boston Massacre
500
He wrote Common Sense and urged the colonies to break away from Britain.
Thomas Paine
500
Americans and French surrounded Cornwallis during a 3 week siege leading to the end of the war.
Battle of Yorktown
500
The agreement between the British and the Americans at the end of the Revolutionary War.
Treaty of Paris
500
Taking advantage of others during times of desperation or hardship.
Profiteering
500
A free African who was the first to die for the American Revolution...
Crispus Attucks