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Mr. Boyer
American Revolution Terms
Question | Answer |
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The first shots fired in the American Revolution | Lexington and Concord |
militiamen who were ready to battle in a short amount of time | Minutemen |
colonist who fought for independence | patriots |
colonist who sided with England during the Revolution | Loyalist |
Commander of the Continental Army | George Washington |
Nickname for British Soldiers | Redcoats |
year that the Treaty of Paris was signed in | 1783 |
a tax that the British parliament placed on Newspapers and other official documents sold in the American Colonies | Stamp Act |
turning point in the Revolutionary war, major victory for the Colonists | Battle of Saratoga |
Philosopher that developed the idea of the social contract | John Locke |
Author of "Common Sense" | Thomas Paine |
A written pamphlet that claimed that the Colonies had rights to indpendence | Common Sense |
King of England during the American Revolution | King George III |
Author of the Declaration of Independence | Thomas Jefferson |
First Bloodshed of the American Revolution, British guards kill Americans | Boston Massacre |