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US Revolutionary War
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Sons/Daughters of Liberty | Group of men or women who used non-violence, violence and propaganda to protest unfair British Laws and led the Boston Tea Party. |
| Act | Legal decision. A signed declaration by the the King |
| Boycott | refusing to do business with a country, group or person in order to make change |
| Repeal | Take away, withdraw, or cancel |
| Loyalist | Colonists who were loyal to Britain and the King |
| Patriot | Colonists who rebelled against British control and wanted to form their own government |
| Minuteman | Militiamen who could be ready in a minutes notice |
| Parliament | The governing body of officials in the British government that made laws |
| propaganda | A set of beliefs or ideas distorted in order to sway an opinion |
| embargo | restricting Commerce or forbidding ship from entering ports; preventing trade |
| redcoat | British soldier |
| Hessians | Hired for pay German soldiers; very vicious |
| privateer | someone with an independent ship not dependent on the government |
| grievance | complaint of mistreatment |
| inalienable rights | rights that can not be taken away |
| preamble | introduction |
| Treaty of Paris | An agreement made in France after the Revolutionary War: US was independent Boundaries were established US Fishing Rights near Canada established Repay debts British would return prisoners Loyalist property would be returned (never happened) |
| Proclamation of 1763 | A British Law that restricted colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains mostly because of conflicts with Native Americans |
| Stamp Act | A Tax on documents such as wills, contracts, newspapers, diplomas |
| Quartering Act | Homeowners and Inns in NE were forced to house British Troops which the colonists resented |
| Declaratory Act | A Tax Act after he Stamp Act that was largely ignored by the colonists |
| Townshend Acts | A set of acts that forced housing of troops in New York, writs of assistance" (blanket search warrants), and taxes on common items like lead and glass. Helped pay British Officials in the colonies and finance the F and I War |
| Tea Act | Tax was left on Tea after the Townshend Acts were repealed and gave the East India Co. sole control of the Tea trade in the colonies |
| Intolerable Acts | King George III passed laws to punish the colonies for the Boston Tea Party to force colonists to pay for damaged tea. Closed ports, housed troops, banned committees of correspondence, accused officials could stand trial in Britain. |
| Attack on Trenton, NJ | Generals Howe (B) and Washington (P) Washington's Continental Army rowed across Delaware River to Trenton, NJ on Christmas Day and surprised the sleeping Hessians. 900 Hessians captured. Victory inspired Patriots to fight |
| Attack on Saratoga, NY | Generals Bergoyne (B) and Horatio Gates (P) with Benedict Arnold (P) Generals St. Leger and Howe never showed up. Patriots won. Encouraged French and Spanish to assist Continental Army |
| Attack on Yorktown, VA | Generals Conwallis (B) and Washington (P). Patriots with the French won. French Fleet blocked the Chesapeake Bay (no British supplies), John Rochambeau and Marquis de Lafayette blocked form the North and Washington blocked and bombed from the South. |
| Stamp Act Congress | 9 colonies sent delegates to Philadelphia. Petition to King in protest did not work. Boycott of Stamp Act did work. |
| Colonial Protest | Boycotts, Letters of Correspondence, Olive Branch Petition, Boston tea Party, etc. |
| Boston Massacre 1768 | Protesters heckled British Soldiers on the street and threw Ice Balls and hit them with sticks. Samuel Adams promoted propaganda to make soldiers appear guilty, and his cousin John Adams defended them and jury agreed it was self defense. |
| First Continental Congress | Met in Philadelphia without Georgia reps, formed Continental Army with General Washington, sent Olive Branch Petition to King |
| Second Continental Congress | Appointed Thomas Jefferson to write Declaration of Independence. Left out rights of slaves so southern states would sign. |
| Revere and Dawes Ride | Paul Revere rode North (crossed the water in Back Bay) when General Gage ordered 700 British troops to Lexington. Dawes rides South. |
| Battle of Lexington and Concord | 4,000 Militia and Minutemen, 700 British (another 1,000 showed up). 1. To capture Samuel Adams and John Hancock, 2. To capture Weapons and ammunition stored in Concord. |
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