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Vocab
People
Winning Independence
Mix Bag
100
A person that is loyal to the British (England) during the war.
Who is a Loyalist?
100
The first president, also a general.
George Washington
100
Why did the colonists fight the British?
To gain independence and their own country.
100
The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution are called this.
Bill of Rights
200
A person who supports the colonists fighting for independence.
Who is a Patriot?
200
This man was the leader of the Sons of Liberty.
Samuel Adams
200
The first American or colonial victory in the war.
Concord, NH
200
Colonists believed they should not have to pay taxes because they had no representation in this.
the British Parliment
300
Who warned the people of Lexington that the British were coming?
Paul Revere
300
Who died in the Boston Massacre and was the first African American hero of the war?
Crispus Attucks
300
The treaty that ended the Revolutionary War.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
300
The Declaration of Independence gave the power to the __________.
people
400
Two names given to the British soldiers.
Redcoats or Lobsterbacks
400
This man advised Thomas Jefferson in writing the Declaration of Independence and signed it. He was also a scientist and inventor.
Benjamin Franklin
400
Colonists dressed as Native Americans to board British ships and dumped tea into the Boston harbor.
The Boston Tea Party
500
This required colonists to pay taxes on sugar, coffee, molasses, indigo and whale fins.
Sugar Act.
500
He wrote the Declaration of Independence, and claimed that all people have the rights to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."
Thomas Jefferson
500
What were some of the things women did to help during the Revolutionary War?
Some fought in battles, raised money, and many ran farms and businesses while the men were away fighting.