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Vocabulary
Terms
People
Battles
Chance
100
Feeling of confidence.
Morale
100
Tories
Supporters of Britain
100
Famous Patriot General
George Washington
100
In the battles that occured in the south, the British were known for what?
Brutality
100
What was the name of the document that gave the United States independence?
Treaty of Paris
200
Hit and run battle technique
Guerilla Warfare
200
Patriots
Supported an independent United States
200
King of Britain during the Revolutionary War (need complete name)
King George III
200
These two things killed more than 2,000 men at Valley Forge. (must name both)
1) Food shortages 2) Bitter cold
200
Who were voting rights expanded to in the new republic?
White males who paid taxes
300
Companies of civilian soldiers who boasted they were ready to fight at a moment's notice
Minutemen
300
Loyalists
Supported, or stayed "loyal", to Britain
300
Wrote "Common Sense"
Thomas Paine
300
What did Washington try at the Battle of White Plains that was different than what had been done before?
A winter attack
300
Name 2 things that the Sugar Act taxed.
Raw sugar, molasses, silk, wine, coffee, pimento, indigo
400
Emancipation
The act or process of freeing enslaved persons
400
The Boston Port Act, Massachusetts Government Act, Administration of Justic Act, Quartering Act were called what?
Coercive Acts
400
Was the British General in the Battle of Saratoga who resigned
General Howe
400
After this battle the French sent troops to help the American cause.
Battle of Saratoga
400
What are writs of assistance?
A search warrant enabling customs officers to enter any location to look for evidence of smuggling.
500
Committee organized in each colony to communicate with and unify the colonies
Committee of Correspondence
500
Document sent to King George III stating that the colonies were loyal to the king, but asked him to call off hostilies.
Olive Branch Petition
500
Name one of the two European military officers who helped the Continental Army at Valley Forge.
Marquis de Lafayette, Baron Friedrich
500
This was the decisive battle in the Revolutionary War.
The Battle of Yorktown
500
Define manumission.
The voluntary freeing of slaves.