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Wife of John Adams, known for her stance on women's rights.
Who is Abigail Adams?
Commander in Chief of the Continental Army, President of the Constitutional Convention and first President of the United States.
Who is George Washington?
Replaces the Molasses Act and placed a duty on molasses or sugar
What is the Sugar Act?
Document written by Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Benjamin Franklin; formally breaking up with England.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
The order of American Revolution events for Lexington and Concord, Saratoga, Valley Forge, Yorktown, and the Treaty of Paris
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French noble who served under George Washington in the American Revolution.
Who is Marquis de Lafayette?
Author of the revolutionary pamphlet, Common Sense and The American Crisis; urged Americans to support the Patriot cause.
Who is Thomas Paine?
Law requiring colonists to provide housing and supplies to British soldiers.
What is the Quartering Act?
1620; first document with a representative form of self-government in North America
What is the Mayflower Compact?
winter camp where Washington's men die of cold, starvation , and disease; Baron von Steuben drills/trains the men and they form up as an actual army
What is Valley Forge?
Patriot from Virginia, Spokesperson for independence who gave a famous "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" speech urging Virginians to take up arms in their defense.
Who is Patrick Henry?
Minister who leaves Massachusetts to settle Hartford, Connecticut for religious freedom
Who is Thomas Hooker?
Act which places a tax on almost all printed materials. Led to protests and boycotts; helped cause Sons of Liberty to form
What is the Stamp Act?
The first written constitution in the colonies. Example of a representative government.
What is the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut?
last battle of the American Revolution; helped by the French navy, Washington defeats British troops led by Gen. Cornwallis
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
Patriot writer that supported independence and convinced others to join the cause. First woman historian of the Americans Revolution, published plays, books, and poetry.
Who is Mercy Otis Warren?
Founder of the US Navy; Continental navy commander and privateer known for yelling "I have not yet begun to fight"
Who is John Paul Jones?
Tax on imported goods, including tea and glass
What is the Townshend Act?
Agreement that ended the American Revolutionary War; U.S. independence recognized.
What is the Treaty of Paris 1783?
first shots of the American Revolution "shot heard 'round the world"
What is the Battle of Lexington and Concord?
Man kicked out of Massachusetts Bay and founded Rhode Island for religious freedom.
Who is Rodger Williams ?
Woman kicked out of Massachusetts Bay and founded Rhode Island for religious freedom.
Who is Anne Hutchinson?
Series of acts passed by Parliament, as punishment for the Boston Tea Party.
What is the Intolerable (Coersive) Act?
Ended the French and Indian War; gave all land West of the MS River to Spain and land East to England.
What is the Treaty of Paris 1763?
turning point in the American Revolution; France decides to join the U.S. against Britain
What is the Battle of Saratoga?