Key Leaders
He served as the commander of the Continental Army.
George Washingtn
This act lowered the tax on molasses but allowed British seizure of goods.
Sugar Act
This event is known as the "shot heard round the world".
What is Lexington and Concord?
Colonists who supported independence were called this.
Patriots
These German soldiers were hired by the British to fight.
Hessians
He was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson
These acts placed taxes on imported goods such as tea and glass.
Townshend Acts
This Congress created the Continental Army and chose Washington to lead it.
Second Continental Congress
Colonists who wanted to remain under British rule were called this.
Loyalists
The American victory at this battle convinced France to join the Patriots.
Battle of Saratoga
He trained the Continental Army at Valley Forge.
British troops fired into a crowd of protesting colonists in this 1770 event.
Boston Massacre
This pamphlet encouraged colonists to support independence.
Common Sense by Thomas Paine
Patriots opposed this idea because they had no say in Parliament.
No Taxation without Representation
This paper money lost value because too much was printed.
Continental currency
This young French nobleman became Washington's trusted aide.
Marquis de Lafayette
This proclamation limited colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains.
Proclamation of 1763
This document formally separated the colonies from Great Britain.
Declaration of Independence
Some Americans opposed slavery during the Revolution because it conflicted with the ideas in this document.
Declaration of Independence
This strategy included surprise attacks and reliance on militias.
Patriot military strategy (Or guerilla warfare)
This diplomat helped negotiate the Treaty of Paris with France.
Benjamin Franklin
Proposed in 1754, this plan was meant to unify the colonies for defense.
Albany Plan of Union
This 1781 battle forced Britain to surrender and effectively ended the war.
Battle of Yorktown
This economic term means money sent back home by people living abroad.
Remittances
The British expected support from this group in the Southern colonies- but misjudged.
Loyalists