Famous People
Writer of The Declaration of Independance
An American colonist who supported Great Britain and opposed independence.
Loyalist
"Turning Point" of the War
The Battle of Saratoga
Encampment for the Continental Army during a harsh winter
Valley Forge
The war led to Britain going into massive debt right before the Revolutionary war.
The French and Indian War
"The British are coming!"
Paul Revere
A person who loves, supports, and defends their country and its people
Patriot
Also known as "The Shot Heard 'Round the World"
Lexington and Concord
Founding document of the United States
The Declaration of Independance
The first direct tax on colonists. It required a government stamp on all paper goods, including legal documents, newspapers, playing cards, and calendars.
The Stamp Act
Leader of the Continental Army
George Washington
When people or groups intentionally stop buying products, using services, or doing business with a company, person, or country as a way to protest or show disapproval
Boycott
The British came up with this plan because of a stalemate in the North.
The Southern Strategy/Campaign
Went to Paris to influence the king to help the Americans during the war.
Benjamin Franklin
In protest of the Tea Act, a secret group called the Sons of Liberty disguised themselves, boarded British ships, and dumped 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor.
The Boston Tea Party
Traitor to America
Benedict Arnold
The process by which a government collects mandatory money from individuals and businesses to pay for public services and goods
Taxation
A costly British tactical victory outside Boston where colonial forces inflicted heavy casualties, proving their resolve
This 1770 event began as a street brawl between a crowd of colonists and British soldiers, ending with five colonists being shot and killed.
The Boston Massacre
Taxes placed on imported everyday goods that the colonists couldn't easily make themselves, such as glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea.
The Townshend Act
King of France during the war
King Louis XVI
A sudden, radical, or complete change in a government, society, or way of doing things
Revolution
Combined American and French forces trapped General Cornwallis, leading to a massive British surrender that effectively ended the war
Battle of Yorktown or Siege of Yorktown
Which 1783 agreement officially ended the Revolutionary War and recognized the United States as a free and independent nation?
Treaty of Paris (1783)
A law passed by King George III that banned colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains. This deeply angered colonists who fought in the French and Indian War specifically to claim that land.
The Proclamation of 1763