Tensions with Britain
New England
What is the British colonies in North America?
Men who deliver letters and messages on horseback
What are "express riders?"
The author of the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
The first colonial victory in the war
What is Fort Ticonderoga?
A plan for winning a battle or war
What is a strategy?
A tax on paper products
What is the Stamp Act?
It started with snowballs, but ended with bullets.
What was the Boston Massacre?
Paid soldiers, led by George Washington
What is the Continental Army?
Needed to force the British out of Boston
What are cannons?
Two sides do this to reach an agreement
What is negotiate?
George III
Who was the King of England during the American Revolution?
He said, "give me liberty, or give me death!"
Who was Patrick Henry?
John Hancock was its president
What is the second Continental Congress?
Told the British, "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."
Who was Nathan Hale?
Replied to the British navy, "I have not yet begun to fight!"
Who was John Paul Jones?
A writer of poems, plays, and essays promoting opposition to Britain
Who was Mercy Otis Warren?
Laws that were considered to be unbearable
What were the Intolerable Acts?
A message sent to George III to try and keep peace
What is the Olive Branch Petition?
The victory that led to an alliance between the French and the colonists, a turning point in the war
What was the Battle of Saratoga?
Surrendered to George Washington at Yorktown
Who was General Cornwallis?
A tariff on many goods that colonists imported from Britain
What was the Townshend Act?
A meeting in 1774 to discuss events in Boston
What was the first Constitutional Congress?
Established the idea that the U.S. government would be based on ideas of freedom, quality, and protecting people's rights
What is the Declaration of Independendence?
Helped by a German officer, the colonists were trained and turned into a serious fighting force here
What was Valley Forge?
What is the Treaty of Paris?