ACTS
This order prohibited, or barred colonists from living west of the Appalachian Mountains, on Native American Land.
The Proclamation of 1763
On March 5, 1770, violence erupted in the streets of Boston between colonist and British soldiers. 5 colonist were killed during the skirmish.
The Boston Massacre
The turning point of the Revolutionary War
The Battle of Saratoga
"The distinctions between Virginians, Pennsylvanians, New Yorkers, and New Englanders are no more. I am not a Virginian, but an American.
Patrick Henry
He was the leader of Great Britain during the Revolutionary War
King George III
The Declaration of Independence was signed on this month, date, and year.
July 4, 1776
Favored complete independence from Great Britain
Patriot
This act lowered the tax on the molasses the colonist imported. Britain hoped this change would convince the colonists to pay the tax instead of smuggling.
The Sugar Act
At midnight on December 16, 1773 colonist dressed as Native Americans boarded ships on the Harbor and threw 342 chest of tea overboard.
The Boston Tea Party
The First Battles of the Revolution
Lexington and Concord
Thomas Jefferson was 1 of 7 delegates from this colony.
Virgina
George Washington
This means to force someone to do something.
Coercive
Wanted to stay unified with Great Britain
Loyalists
This taxed almost all printed materials.
Examples: Newspapers, wills, playing cards, etc.
The Stamp Act
55 delegates representing all 13 colonies met to discuss the problems they were having with Great Britain.
The Continental Congress
This was a loss for the Colonists after they ran out of ammo. It was considered a moral win since they killed many British soldiers
Battle of Bunker Hill
These individuals lived West of the Appalachian Mountains
Native Americans
He was the first person to sign the Declaration of Independnce
John Hancock
This word means painful or unbearable
Intolerable
This group knew the landscape better than anyone else.
Patriots
This act taxed imported goods, such as glass, tea, and paper.
The Townshend Acts
Loyalist
Battle of Yorktown
This Prussian Drillmaster taught the Continental Army how to effectively use the bayonet at Valley Forge.
Fredrich von Steuben
This person published a small pamphlet entitled "Common Sense", which called for a complete break from Great Britain.
Thomas Paine
British Government hired these 30,000 Germany Soldiers to help fight against the colonists.
Hessians
This group fought with passion for their colony
This act gave a monopoly to the British East India Company and led to the Boston Tea Party
The Tea Act
These individuals felt that the laws placed on the colonies were against their freedoms.
Patriot
The British troops took control of the Colonial Capital
Battle of Philadelphia
This country was supplying the colonies with monetary funds for years.
France
This man established the Sons of Liberty and his pamphlet was the first to use the term "Boston Massacre"
Samuel Adams
This was the most effective protest technique that would lead to the repealing of the Stamp.
Boycotting British Goods
They had more wealth
This was a formal request delegates sent to Britain as a last chance of avoid war.
The Olive Branch Petition
This was the network of communication throughout the colonies that was established after the Boston Massacre
Committees of Correspondence
The Battle that ensued after George Washington led troops across the Delaware River to suprise the Hessians
Battle of Trenton
These men were known to be ready to fight at a moments notice.
Minutemen
This Frenchman joined ranks among the Continental Army and fought in George Washington's Army throughout the Revolution.
British Troops created this around American Harbors to prevent them from sending or receiving goods, weapons, or ammunition.
Blockade
This group had the best naval force in the world.
Loyalist