Vocabulary
Permission for something to happen or be done
What is consent
All public legal documents, such as newspapers, had to have an official stamp that showed the tax was paid
What is the Stamp Act
Soldier in the French and Indian War who became the commander of the Continental Army during the American Revolution.
Who is George Washington
Articles Of Confederation was unable to make great changes to the country because all states had to agree in order for any change.
What is a weak central government
The first battles of the American Revolution where the "show heard around the world" took place.
What is Battle of Lexington and Concord
Rights that citizens are born with and cannot be taken away
What is unalienable rights
Created to punish colonists for the Boston Tea Party. It closed Boston harbor, and created the Quartering Act.
What are the Intolerable Acts
Made a speech to the Virginia House of Burgesses which inspired them to raise troops for the American Revolution. Famous for saying "Give me liberty, or give me death".
Who is Patrick Henry
In 1754 the British and the French went to war to control the Ohio River Valley. The British won and the French had to give up the majority of their colonies in North America.
What is the French and Indian War
To cause (something such as a tax, fine, rule, or punishment) to affect someone or something by using your authority
What is Impose
A law passed to prohibit colonists from setting west. King George did not want to start another war because it was too expensive but colonists thought it was an effort to control them.
Wrote many pamphlets to support the revolutionary cause. His most famous book is "The Age of Reason".
Who is Thomas Paine
Foreign Countries recognized the colonies war with the British and aided them by sending money to buy more weapons. Also known as the "turning point" of the war.
What is the Battle of Saratoga
Refusing to obey laws that citizens feel are unfair
What is civil disobedience
British Parliament passed a law to aid in financial problems that troubled East India Company which made tea cheaper than smuggling it into the colonies.
What is Tea Act
He sent supplies to the Continental Army and led Spanish Troops to defeat the British. He was present at the Treaty of Paris 1763.
Who is Benjamin Franklin
The Continental Army was losing morale and any hope for victory in the war especially when they saw the British living comfortable lives in Philadelphia. Many died from disease, lack of food, and freezing temperatures.
What is the Winter at Valley Forge
The right of the people to do or say things that are not illegal without being stopped or interrupted by the government
What is civil liberty
After Parliament repealed the Stamp Act, colonists were celebrating but not for long. The British then passed an act which told the colonists they were still controlled and ruled.
What is the Declaratory Act
Fought the British Navy and was a navy officer of the Continental Army. When the British told him to surrender he replied "I have not yet begun to fight".
Who is John Paul Jones
General Cornwallis surrendered to George Washington after being surrounded by the Continental Army. The last major victory in the American Revolution.
What is the Battle of Yorktown