AH CHAPTER 4 THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

 Colonists who chose to side with the British were known as  

He thought citizens should make laws and people had a natural right to govern themselves.

What does it mean when someone calls a person a Benedict Arnold?

British troops, also known as ___________________________  made Easy targets as they retreated from Boston.

The closing of the port of Boston led to the meeting of the

 He was a patriot ally who organized a small army and seized British posts in the south east.

The idea that the colonists had the right to break away from Britain was based on the Enlightenment idea of the

Thomas Paine's pamphlet Common Sense led many colonial leaders to

HIS GROUP OF 150 MEN DEFEATED A LARGE GROUP OF BRITISH AT FORT SACKVILLE

At dawn on April 19, 1775, British soldiers searched for a major Colonial weapons Storehouse rumored to be located in

The Patriot Victory at Yorktown was made possible by a strategic error on the part of

Among the list of 10 resolutions included in the Declaration of Rights, one was to

HE WAS KNOWN AS 'THE SWAMP FOX'

What document was signed in Paris showing that Britain recognized the independence of the United States? 

 He was a Frenchman who contributed $200,000 of his own money to the support of the Revolution.

Why did thousands of African American slaves sign on with the British army?

As a result of the First Continental Congress,

The Declaration of Independence did not address the rights of 

Which of these groups was most divided in its support of the Patriot war effort?

Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence

 What was the last major battle of the Revolutionary War?

Delegates to the  Second Continental Congress decided to handle the British by

___________________________ were members of the civilian volunteer militia that protected the colonies.

 In common sense Thomas Paine argued that laws should be made by

He was a sailor famous or saying, “I have not yet begun to fight!”

Why was the Battle of Saratoga a turning point for the Patriots?

What Virginia delegate encouraged colonists to fight for independence from Britain in support of the Patriot cause?

 When voicing their opinions to the Second Continental Congress delegates were  

The Battle of Lexington is important because it

Patriots faced difficulties fighting the war at Sea because their

The goal of the First Continental Congress was to

___________________________ was a group of patriots who protested British laws.

A seal for the new country was created with the motto “e pluribus unum” which means

  Why was the idea of taxation without representation so important to the Revolutionary cause?