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American Revolution
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Mercantilism | An economic system in which country attempts to accumulate wealth through trade with other countries, exporting more than importing. "Commercialism." |
| Unalienable Rights | The Natural rights of Life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness, and can't be taken away or denied. |
| Boycott | Refusal to buy something as a form of protest. |
| James Armistead | He was an enslaved African American best known for his work as a spy during American Revolution. |
| Crispus Attucks | He was an African American man who was the first casualty of the American Revolution. Shot and killed at Boston Massacre. |
| George Washington | He was the 1st US President. He was from Virginia. Commander and chief of the army during the American Revolution. |
| King George III | He was king of England. He maintained an aggressive policy against colonial resistance and struggled to enforce royal authority in colonies. |
| Treaty of Paris 1783 | Officially ended the American Revolution and independence recognized for colonists. |
| Battle of Yorktown | last battle of American Revolution. British forces surrendered after the capture of two British generals, including Lord Cornwallis, along with many loyalists soldiers and sailors. |
| Battle of Lexington and Concord | These were the first battle of American Revolution. " The shot heard round the world." |
| Battle of Saratoga | This Battle was the turning point of the war, with victory for the Patriots. Also helped to convince France to ally with Americans against British. |
| Mercy Otis Warren | She was wife of a Massachusetts patriot. She anonymously wrote several propaganda pieces supporting patriot cause. She wrote the first history of the American Revolutionalry War based on notes she had taken. |
| Thomas Paine | He was a propogandist and journalist. He wrote the pamphlet "Common Sense," persuading Americans to join the patriot cause. |
| Abigail Adams | Wife of John Adams. Served as his confidant and support while he served in Continental Congress. Reminded John to take care of women when considering declaration of independence. |
| Wentworth Cheswell | African American patriot: like Paul Revere, he made an all night ride to warn community of British invasion: served in army and fought at the Battle of Saratoga. |
| John Adams | He was the 2nd president. He was a lawyer and politician. Member of Continental Congress representing Massachusetts. |
| Valley Forge | Place where George Washington took his army in the harsh winter of 1777 after several defeats. The men were trained and became more of a professional army rather than militias. |
| Benjamin Franklin | He was a printer, inventor, and politian. |
| Stamp Act | 1765 Taxed on all printed paper legal documents |
| Townsend Acts | 1767 Tax on glass, tea, and paper |
| Boston Tea Party | 1773 Colonist dumped tea into the harbor. |
| Intolerabel Acts | 1774 Laws were meant to punish Massachusetts colonist. |
| Why did the British begin making new taxes for the colonies? | To pay off debt from the French and Indian War. |
| 1776 What happened ? | Our Independence. |
| Marquis de Lafayette | A French aristocrat and military officer who fought in the American Revolutionary War, commanding American troops in several battle, including the Siege of Yorktown. |
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