Vocabulary Words
What is the word used to describe an act of hiding and waiting to make a surprise attack?
Ambush
Who was the Declaration of Independence addressed to?
King George and the British Parliament
Continental Army is another name for what group?
The Patriots/Americans
Who was the author of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What act taxed colonists for printed materials?
The Stamp Act
What is the word used to describe a person that is hired to fight for another country than their own?
A mercenary
What was the purpose for writing the Declaration of Independence?
To represent the views of all Americans declaring their separation from England and the king.
Were the loyalists apart of the Continental Army?
No
Who was the leader of the patriots?
Sam Adams
What act taxed colonists for imported goods and teas?
Townshend Acts
What is the word used to describe a war measure that isolates and area of importance to the enemy?
A blockade
What are the four major parts of the Declaration of Independence?
Preamble, Declaration of Natural Rights, List of Grievances, and Resolution of Independence
Who led the Continental Army?
George Washington
Who rode into town in the middle of night to warn the patriots about British soldiers arrival?
Paul Revere
What event was between soldiers and the colonists and was caused by shots being fired into a crowd of people?
The Boston Massacre
What is the word to describe an unjust use of government power?
Tyranny
What was the major event that the colonists were involved in after the Tea Tax was put in place? What happened?
The Boston Tea Party; They dumped the tea from Britain into the harbor
What type of people were apart of the Continental Army?
Citizens of the colonies
Who wrote the book Common Sense?
Thomas Paine
What major battle was the Continental Army involved in where it took GB 3 times to take back a fort?
Battle of Bunker Hill
What is the word used to describe a refusal to buy goods from a certain source?
A boycott
Why did Great Britain put the Stamp Act into place?
To have the colonists help pay off the large debt from the French and Indian War.
What was one strength that the Continental Army had over the British army?
- knowledge of the land
- patriotism (wanted freedom more)
- George Washington who was an experienced leader
Who suggested that George Washington become the military leader of the Continental Army?
John Adams
What treaty prompted the end of the Revolutionary War and gave the United States independence?
Treaty of Paris