Early Settlement
England's first attempt at a permanent settlement in North America that mysteriously disappeared in the 1580s.
What is Roanoke Colony?
Philosopher's ideas about life, liberty, and property influenced American revolutionary thinkers.
What are Natural Rights?
This 1765 tax on printed materials sparked the rallying cry 'taxation without representation.
What is the Stamp Act?
These local militia members could mobilize quickly and formed the backbone of American military resistance.
Sons of Liberty
Commander of the Continental Army who led American forces to victory against Britain.
Who is George Washington?
Colonists who supported independence from Britain.
What are Patriots?
This was England's first successful permanent settlement in North America, established in 1607.
What is Jamestown?
This theory states that government power comes from the consent of the governed.
What is the Social Contract?
Colonists dumped 340 chests of British tea into Boston Harbor during this 1773 protest.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
The first battles of the Revolution in 1775, known as the 'shot heard round the world.'
What are Lexington and Concord?
Principal author of the Declaration of Independence who articulated Enlightenment principles in American terms.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This refusal to buy British goods applied economic pressure on Parliament.
What is a boycott?
These religious separatists arrived in Plymouth in 1620 seeking freedom to practice their faith.
Who are the Pilgrims?
This type of oppressive, absolute power exercised by a ruler justified the colonists' break from Britain.
What is tyranny?
Britain's harsh punishment for the Boston Tea Party, these acts closed Boston Harbor and restricted Massachusetts government.
What are the Intolerable Acts?
Washington's surprise Christmas night attack in 1776 boosted American morale after a series of defeats.
What is the Battle of Trenton?
This diplomat secured the crucial French alliance that made American victory possible.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
Unconventional fighting tactics like ambushes and hit-and-run attacks used by American forces.
What is guerilla warfare?
This religious group settled Massachusetts Bay in the 1630s hoping to 'purify' the Church of England.
Who are the Puritans?
Thomas Jefferson wrote this document in 1776, formally declaring independence from Britain.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This meeting in 1774 brought colonial delegates together to coordinate boycotts and petition the king.
What is the First Continental Congress?
This 1777 American victory convinced France to join the war as an ally.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
Author of Common Sense, a pamphlet that convinced ordinary colonists that independence was necessary.
Who is Thomas Paine?
Exaggerated or biased information used to influence public opinion, like stories about the Boston Massacre.
What is propaganda?
The only word carved into a tree at the Lost Colony, possibly indicating where the colonists went.
What is Croatoan?
These are formal complaints listed in the Declaration of Independence to justify revolution.
What are grievances?
This British policy of loosely enforcing colonial trade laws ended after the French and Indian War, leading to stricter control.
What is Salutary Neglect?
This final major battle in 1781 trapped British General Cornwallis and effectively ended the war.
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
This American general fought heroically at Saratoga but later betrayed the cause and joined the British
Who is Benedict Arnold?
This 1783 treaty officially ended the Revolutionary War and recognized American independence.
What is the Treaty of Paris?