Vocab Part 1
companies of civilian soldiers who boasted they were ready to fight at a minutes notice.
Minutemen
hit-and-run technique used in fighting a war.
Guerrilla warfare
Patriot leaders sent Paul Revere and William Dawes to sound alarm about this battle that ensued.
Battle of Lexington and Concord
Both the British and French showed interest in the Ohio and _______________River.
Mississippi
__________________ raised tax rates on imported raw sugar and molasses.
Sugar Act
loyal to the king and believed British law should be upheld.
Loyalists
a feeling of confidence or enthusiasm.
Morale
helped Americans build confidence. It showed colonial militia could stand up to one of the worlds most feared armies.
Battle at Bunker Hill
First issue was defense, Congress voted to adopt the militia army surrounding Boston, and they named it the ______________________ _____________.
Continental Army
Boston ______________ __________________ took place when a group of 150 men dressed as Native Americans gathered at the Boston dock and dumped 342 chests of tea into the harbor.
Tea Party
also known as Whigs, believed the British had become tyrants.
Patriots
the act or process of freeing enslaved people.
Emancipation
on September 28, 1781, American and French forced bombarded the British and General Cornwallis surrendered three days later and 8,000 British soldiers laid down their weapons.
Battle of Yorktown
Thomas Paine’s persuasive pamphlet that attacked King George III. said Parliament did nothing without the King’s support.
Common Sense
taxed most printed materials
Stamp Act
a search warrant enabling customs officers to enter any location to look for evidence of smuggling.
Writ of assistance
a form of government in which power resides in a body of citizens entitled to vote.
Republic
British General Burgoyne and 9500 marched to NY and over 1,000 Iroquois warriors headed east to Albany. When U.S. troops cut off Burgoyne food supply, they retreated.
Battle of Saratoga
________________ was the conclusion of the French and Indian War and virtually eliminated French power in North America.
Treaty of Paris
_____________ act required local officials to provide lodging for British soldiers.
Quartering
a tax on imports and exports.
Custom Duties
a pledge by merchants not to buy imported goods from a particular source.
Nonimportation agreement
British surprised Washington and headed to Philadelphia at this battle where General Howe attacked and captured Philadelphia.
Battle of White Plains
on September 5, 1774 in Philadelphia, Congress issued the declaration of rights and grievances, which expressed loyalty to the king but also condemned the Coercive rights.
Second Continental Congress
Spring of 1774, four new laws passed to punish Massachusetts and end colonial challenges in what became known as the ______________ Act.
Coercive