Unit 2: Revolution Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Allies | A person, group, or state that is joined in an association with another or others for a common purpose Articles of Confederation |
Battle of Saratoga | Turning point of the American Revolution |
Battle of Yorktown | British were defeated by George Washington’s troops; signaled the end of the American Revolution |
Battle of Lexington and Concord | First shots of the American Revolution in April 1775 |
Northwest Ordinance | A law passed in 1787 to regulate the settlement of the Northwest Territory |
Committee of Correspondence | An intercolonial committee organized 1772 by Samuel Adams in Massachusetts to keep colonists informed of British actions and to plan colonial resistance |
Federalist Papers | Series of essays written by James Madison, John Jay, and Alexander Hamilton, defending the Constitution and the principles on which the government of the United States was founded |
Guerrilla Warfare | Irregular warfare in which a small group such as armed civilians use military tactics including ambushes, sabotage, raids, and hit-and- run tactics to fight a larger traditional military |
Land Ordinance 1785 | Laid the foundations of land policy and the sub-division of federal land |
Navigation Acts | Laws that restricted the use of foreign shipping for trade between England and its colonies |
Northwest Territory | Territory Northwest of the Ohio River that was an organized incorporated territory of the United States |
Proclamation of 1763 | Forbade settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains following the French and Indian War |
The American Crisis | Series of patriotic pamphlets written by Thomas Paine from 1776-1777 that attempted to bolster morale and resistance among patriots |
Treaty of Paris 1783 | Ended the American Revolution and forced Britain to recognize the United States as an independent nation |
Valley Forge | Site of camp for the Continental Army during the winter of 1777-1778 |
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