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Mr. Boyer
American Revolution Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |