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US History Unit 2
Revolutionary America
Term | Definition |
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1st Major Battle of the American Revolution which was a moral victory for Americans. | Battle of Bunker Hill |
British troops fired on a crown of anti-British protesters, killing 5. | Boston Massacre |
This prohibited American colonies from settling beyond the Appalachian Mountains. | Proclamation of 1763 |
This drew up a list of grievances and caused the colonists to unit over the Coercive Acts. | 1st Continental Congress |
This conflict took place between the British and the French for the control of the American colonies. | The French & Indian War |
This battle was the turning point of the War for the Americans. | Battle of saratoga |
This act caused the Sons of Liberty to organize a protest by dumping ______ into the harbor | Tea Act |
These colonists believed in complete independence from Britain. | Patriots |
This type of fighting was heavily used by Washington & the Colonists that involves hit and run tactics & often fighting in the dark. | Guerrilla warfare |
This took away basic rights such as trial by jury. | Coercive or Intolerable Acts |
This treaty ended the French & Indian War. | Treaty of Paris 1763 |
The Declaration of Independence was formally adopted at this major event. | 2nd Continental Congress |
This put a major tax on tea, lead, paper, paint & glass. | Townsend Acts |
Colonists boycotted the tax on tea by dumping millions of dollars worth of tea into the ocean. | Boston tea Party |
This forced American colonies to house British soldiers. | Quarter Act |
The very 1st battle of the American Revolution. | Battles of Lexington and Concord |
This put a major tax on legal documents & newspapers. | Stamp Act |
This treaty ended the American Revolution. | Treaty of Paris 1783 |
This battle ended the American Revolution | Battle of Yorktown |
These colonists supported Britain due to economic, cultural or familial ties. | Loyalists (Tories) |
This phrase became popular when the British imposed many tariffs on American colonists without having members in Parliament. | "No Taxation Without Representation" |
This document contains a list of grievances about the King of Britain and shows our intent to separate from Britain. | Declaration of Independence |
Led the British droops during the American Revolution | Charles Cornwallis |
Monarch of Britain during the American Revolution and subject of the List of Grievances in the Declaration of Independence. | King George III |
Author of Common Sense and had a major impact on the Declaration of Independence | Thomas Paine |
Known for his ride throughout the night warning that the British are coming | Paul Revere |
French noble who helped American forces by providing training, money, and troops during the American Revolution | Marquis de Lafayette |
1st person to sign the Declaration of Independence | John Hancock |
Helped negotiate the Treaty of Alliance with France during the American Revolution | Benjamin Franklin |
Author of the Declaration of Independence | Thomas Jefferson |
Famous Virginian who said the quote “give me liberty or give me death” | Patrick Henry |
Led the Continental Army during the American Revolution | George Washington |