people
Declaration of Independence was greatly influenced by?
John Locke
Where did George Washington's forces hold up against the British?
Battle of Harlem Heights
What act showed the colonists that British had authority to tax them?
Declaratory Act 1766
Who was opposed to annexation and imperialism?
industrialists
what were the american revolutionaries called?
patriots or whigs
Who was there a list of grievances about in the Declaration of Independence?
King George lll
Which American Victory was the major turning point in the war?
Battle of Saratoga
What act placed duties on things like paper, paint, lead, tea, and glass?
Townshend Acts
What was the first American money called?
Continental Currency
What served divisions over race and slavery?
Revolution
Who brought fifteen thousand troops to Chesapeake Bay?
General Howe
The British defeated Washington's troops and took control of Philadelphia in what battle?
Battle of Brandywine Creek
Law that attempted to solve the problems of stationing troops in North America?
Quartering Act
What was political philosophy said elected representatives should govern states?
republicanism
When did the war turn into a stalemate?
1778
Who led efforts for the revolutionaries?
General Benjamin Lincoln
What was one of the worst battles suffered by American armies?
Battle of Camden
Tax on anything printed on paper?
Stamp Act
what was the idea that citizens in the republic would determine who represented them?
popular sovereignty
What was the song that befitted the Empire's unexpected reversal of fortune?
"The World Turned Upside Down"