Revolutionary People
This group of people were often the ones behind resistance, sometimes violence, against the British taxes/policies. Later, they also wanted independence from the British.
The Sons of Liberty.
What was the goal of the Patriots in the American Colonies?
To make a new country/get the rights they felt the British weren't giving them.
The event where Crispus Attucks was shot. (hint: it was in Boston)
The Boston Massacre
Around which years did the American Revolution start?
1770s (1775/6 to be specific)
A person that was forced to work for life, especially in Southern Colonies
A Slave
This group of colonists were still loyal to the British during the American Revolution.
Loyalists
These were citizens that could mobilize for war 'in a minutes notice'.
Minutemen
This war happened BEFORE the American Revolution and was a major cause of it.
The French and Indian War (the 7 years war is another name for it)
This type of government is where a King is leading the nation. Usually, they are not voted for and instead get rule by family ties. (Hint: The British had this type during the American Revolution)
Monarchy
These three groups of people DID NOT having voting rights in the Early US
Women, African-Americans, Native Americans
He helped draft the US Constitution, and helped with the draft of the Declaration of Independence.
Roger Sherman
This was a name for British soldiers, who often were better trained and equipped than the American ones.
Redcoats
The first 2 battles of the American Revolution
Lexington and Concord
The idea of Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness can be found in this document that started the United States.
The Declaration of Independence.
This act is an example of a British tax that made the colonists angry. It involved a tax on stamps.
The Stamp Act
George Washington, Thomas Jefferson , and Benjamin Franklin were known as this.
It was because they helped win the Revolutionary War and helped start the country
The "Founding Fathers"
This nation was helping the US win with supplies and weapons because they lost the French and Indian War against the British.
The French
A battle that occured on a hill, the British won, but it cost them a lot. It showed the Americans were not going to lose easily.
The Battle of Bunker Hill
Thomas Jefferson, the main writer of the Declaration of Independence was inspired by this British enlightenment thinker.
John Locke
These were German Mercenaries that fought for the British. They were ambushed at the Battle of Trenton.
Hessians.
He was the leader of the Continental Army and is on the 1 dollar bill.
George Washington
This was the name for the leaders of the American Colonies that prepared to fight the British and ran the colonies during the war.
The Continental Congress.
Many call this a turning point in the American Revolution. It convinced the French to fully support the American Patriots.
The battle of Saratoga
This type of government gets its power from the people and is reliant on voting for their leaders.
Democracy
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are ____________."
Life, Liberty, Pursuit of Happiness