Colonial Foundations
This intellectual movement emphasized reason, natural rights, individual liberty, and the idea that government should protect the rights of the people.
The Enlightenment
This 1765 law placed a tax on printed materials such as newspapers, legal documents, and playing cards.
The stamp act
This American general commanded Continental and French forces during the victory at Yorktown.
George Washington
He wrote Common Sense, which encouraged colonists to support independence from Britain.
Thomas Paine
Approximately this many students attend Gloversville High School.
650
This colonial region included Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New Hampshire and developed economies based heavily on shipping, fishing, and trade.
New England
This 1770 event occurred when British soldiers fired into a crowd of colonists, killing five people.
The Boston Massacre
This document announced that the thirteen colonies considered themselves independent from Great Britain.
The Declaration of Independance
He was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence. (drafted)
Thomas Jefferson
Name the 2026 GHS Homecoming King and Queen
These were the three motivations that encouraged European exploration and colonization.
Gold Glory God
Colonists protested the idea that Britain could tax them without giving them representation in Parliament using this famous phrase.
"No taxations without representation"
This American victory in 1777 convinced France to openly support the American cause.
The Battle of Saratoga
She supported George Washington and helped maintain the morale of the Continental Army at winter encampments., often made clothing for them
Martha Washington
These are the three GHS gym teachers.
Bongo, Cheney, Vidal
This 1620 agreement established the idea that colonists would make and follow their own laws. (self-governement)
Mayflower Compact
This policy allowed the colonies to govern themselves with relatively little interference from Britain for many years.
Salutary Neglect
These two April 1775 battles marked the beginning of the American Revolutionary War.
Lexington and Concord
She disguised herself as a man and served as a soldier in the Continental Army
Deborah Sampson
If you're looking for affordable secondhand items at GHS, this is the place you should visit.
The Huskies Attic
This Maryland law promoted religious toleration, particularly for Christians, and was an early example of religious freedom in the colonies.
Maryland Toleration ACt
This law required colonists to provide housing and supplies for British troops under certain circumstances.
The Quartering Act
This 1781 American and French victory effectively ended major fighting in the Revolutionary War.
The battle of Yorktown
He was an American general in the war who later betrayed the Patriot cause and attempted to help the British.
We have Monday off for this holiday (2 names) and we celebrate because?
1. Columbus day or Indigenous Peoples Day
2. Honor Italian-American heritage and the historic voyages of Christopher Columbus or to celebrate the culture history & resilance of Native Americans