Words to Know
A nation that joins with other nations for the same cause
What is an ally?
The primary area of North America that was in dispute
What was the Ohio Valley?
This proclamation of King George III said that the British coloniea could not settle in the Ohio River Valley.
What was the Proclamation of 1763?
This was the name of the American militia at the Battle of Lexington and Concord.
What were the Minutemen?
an army of citizens used in an emergency
What is a militia?
to surrender something
What is to "cede?"
The French wanted to trade for these with the Native Americans
What are furs?
This phrase means that it was unfair to pass tax laws against the colonists when they did not have any representatives in the British Parliament.
What is "no taxation without representation."
He wrote the pamphlet entitled "Common Sense"
Who was Thomas Paine?
an action to keep supplies from getting in or out of an area
What is a Blockade?
An official government announcement.
What is a proclamation?
The fighting started when the British colonists traveled west and crossed these mountains
What are the Appalachian Mountains?
British soldiers "massacred" five colonists in the is famous prewar incident.
What is the Boston Massacre?
This battle is often called the turning point in the war, because it helped convince France that the Americans could win.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
a colonist who remained loyal to great Britain
What is a loyalist?
A person selected to act for another
What is a representative?
For the most part, the Native Americans fought on the side of this European nation.
What was France?
he Sons of Liberty, led by Samuel Adams, dumped this substance into the Boston Harbor.
What is tea?
This was the British General who surrendered to Washington after the Battle of Yorktown.
Who was Cornwallis?
What is a patriot?
a sudden and complete change of government
What is a revolution?
The French had to cede their land east of the Mississippi River including this large French fort in Canada.
What was Quebec?
In a speech, Patrick Henry made this famous statement.
What is "give me liberty or give me death."
This treaty ended the War for Independence.
What was the Treaty of Paris of 1783?
What is neutral?