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American Revolution
american revolution by cameron p5 mrs robert us history ch3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| triangular trade | a system in which goods and slaves were traded among the americans brittian and africa |
| Great awakining | a religous moment that swept through the colonies in the 1730'3-the 1740's |
| The french and indian war | the colonial militia fought against the american indian warriors |
| Proclamation act | This allowed the british to brake and entry into a colonists house and search d=for smuggled goods |
| Samuel Adams | this local leader believed that the british are not allowed to tax the colonists without premission |
| Boycott | this was when the colonists did not bur any of the colonists goods |
| Stamp act | This act required the colonists to pay for a official stamp when ever had bought any type of daily used paper items |
| repeal | when the colonists tried to break away from brittian |
| townshend acts | These were any of the acts that ether brought the colonists to tears or furiated them |
| Boston massacre | The colonists called the shootings between the british and colonists the boston massacre |
| boston tea party | after dumping 340 chests of tea into the boston harbor the colonists headed home to remove the coustumes |
| sons of liberty | a group of outlaws that ambushed any hated colonist, dressed them up in feathers and beat them occasionaly |
| intolerable acts | in the spring of 1774 the colonists passed the corecive acts |
| First continental congress | a gathering in the fall of 1774 of the deligates from throughout the colonies |
| Battle of lexington | it was the first battle of the revolutionary war |
| minutemen | members of the civilian volunteer militia |
| SEcond continental congress | In may 1775 deligates from 12 colonies met in philidelpha for the second contintal congress |
| Battle of bunker hill | this battle proved to the british that the colonists wouldnt be easly beat |
| common sense | a 47 page pamphlet published in january 1776 that argued seperation between brittian and the colonies |
| Thomas jefferson | was the official author of the decdleration of indipendence |
| decleration of indipendence | this stated that the colonist wanted to break away from brittian |
| patriots | chose to fight for freedom |
| loyalists | people who stayed loya to brittian |
| people left out of the decleratio of indipendence | the diffrence betwewen the ideals of liberty |
| who fought in the american revolution | The colonists,american indians, british, french |
| battle of trenton | A impotant win for the patriots, took more than 900 souldiers |
| battle of saratoga | in new york was the greatest victory yet for the americans forces |
| battle of yourktown | patriots attaked and sunked many brittish ships |
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