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American revo.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| French and Indian War | 1754-1763 British soldiers fought against French soldiers and Native Americans |
| Treaty of Paris 1763 | 1763 Ended the French and Indian War also a result of Britain taxing colonists |
| Boycott | Refusing to buy goods |
| Repeal | To cancel an act or law |
| Writs of assistance | Legal document that allowed officers to search homes and warehouses for goods that might be smuggled |
| Militia | Military force made up of ordinary citizens |
| Blockade | Using ships to prevent goods from leaving the harbor |
| Patriots | American colonists who were determined to gain independence from the British |
| Loyalist | American colonists who stayed loyal to Great Britain |
| Civil disobedience | The refusal to obey certain laws of influencing legislation or gov.t policy |
| Unalienable rightz | Rights that cannot be taken away "Life Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness" |
| George Washington | Commander-in-Chief of the continental Army |
| Samuel Adams | Boston patriot who opposed British taxation; established and leader of The sons of liberty |
| Benjamin Franklin | Author,Publisher,Inventor, and a diplomat |
| Thomas Jefferson | Main author of the Declaration of Independence |
| Patrick Henry | Patriot from Virginia,"give me liberty or give me death" |
| Thomas Paine | Wrote Common Sense and American Crisis |
| John Adams | Advocate independence,2nd u.s president |
| Wentworth Cheswell | Educated African American Patriot |
| Mercy Otis Warren | |
| Patriot writer that supported independence | |
| James Armistead | African American Spy during the American Revolution. spied on Lorx Cornwallis' camp |
| Bernardo de Galvez | Spaniard who held of British in New Orleans |
| Crispus Attucks | American Hero and was the first African American shot during the Boston Massacre |
| Marquis de Lafayette | French noble who helped Americans during the American Revolution |
| John Paul Jones | Founder of the U.S Navy; " I have not begun to fight" |
| King George III | King of England during the American Revolution |
| Lexington and Concord | 1775;First Battle of the Revolution |
| Declaration of Independence | 1776;Document written by Thomas Jefferson, declaring independence from Great Britain |
| What was the Declaration of Independence based on? | Philosophies of locke,Montesquieu, and Blackstone |
| Battle of Saratoga | Turning point of the Revolution 1777 |
| Winter at Valley Forge | American endurance thousands of Washington's troops died during the winter of 1777, lacked food and clothing |
| Battle of Yorktown | Last major battle of the revolution 1781 |
| Treaty of Paris 1783 | 1783; Ended the American Revolution |
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