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US History Unit 2
Revolutionary America
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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