Causes of AR
John Adams served as a lawyer of the defense; British captain, Thomas Preston, and his men, after this violent incident.
What is the Boston Massacre?
Local colonists and farmers ready to fight at a minute's notice without formal training.
Who were Minutemen?
Refusal to buy British goods.
What is boycotting?
Drafted the majority of the Declaration of independence.
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
This battle was considered a major turning point in the war due to the fact that a colonial victory convinced France and Spain to become allies.
What was the Battle of Saratoga?
This act required colonists to pay for an official seal when they bought paper items.
What is Stamp Act of 1765?
He was appointed as the general of the Continental Army by the Second Continental Congress.
Who was George Washington?
Known for tyranny; for not accepting the colonies' request to have representation in the government chosen among themselves.
Who was King George lll?
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
What are unalienable rights?
The French blockaded the harbor and the Continental army surrounded Cornwallis forcing his troops to surrender at this battle.
What was the Battle of Yorktown?
Organizations that led protests, helped American soldiers, instated a boycott and resisted the British
What are the Sons and Daughters of Liberty?
They served as messengers to the colonists of Lexington and Concord, communicating that the British soldiers were coming to take weapons.
Who were Paul Revere, William Dawes, & Samuel Prescott?
This group met to plan a boycott of British goods and organize colonial militias.
What is The First Continental Congress?
Wrote a pamphlet convincing the colonists that independence from England was the only option.
Who was Thomas Paine?
Where the Continental Army was stationed in what became known as "the worst winter in American History."
What is Valley Forge, Pennsylvania?
Was an act enforced by the British on their North American colonies requiring colonists to provide adequate housing and basic necessities like food and drink to British soldiers.
What is Quartering Act of 1775?
He was the general of the British Army that surrendered in Yorktown.
Who was Lord Cornwallis?
An act of the Second Continental Congress, approved on July 4, 1776 which declared that the Thirteen British Colonies in North America were "Free and Independent States."
What is the Declaration of Independence?
The battle cry or main reasoning why colonists went to war with England.
What is, "No taxation without representation!"?
Washington captured 1400 British troops that were guarding this city on this day.
What is Trenton, NJ on December 25 1776?
Acts that closed Boston Harbor until the colonists paid for the tea ruined in the Boston Tea Party.
What are the Coersive/Intolerable Acts of 1774?
Did NOT remain neutral but rather joined whichever side gave a promise of freedom and a better life.
Who were African Americans and Native Americans?
This group met to coordinate the war effort against the British since the Revolution had started at Lexington and Concord.
What is The Second Continental Congress?
July 4th 1776.
When was the Declaration of Independence approved?
After Lexington and Concord, the American troops surrounded this city trapping 6,500 soldiers.
What is Boston, MA?