Revolutionary War

1765 Law forcing colonists to pay for their defense by housing British troops in the colonies

British Commander Defeated Washington at Battle of Brandywine Creek and captured Philadelphia

Colonial merchants signed document agreeing not to buy British goods until Stamp Act repealed

Pennsylvania site of winter headquarters of the Continental Army under George Washington

Woman who was well known for carrying water to Patriot gunners during the Battle of Monmouth

Tyrannical King of Great Britain Pressed Parliament to pass measures that taxed the Colonies

1767 Parliament Laws - Established indirect taxes on goods imported from Britain by Colonies

Massachusetts writer Urged women to boycott British goods & to resist infringements on rights

First colonist to die in what became known as the Boston Massacre

Leader of the American Revolution -Proposed the Resolution calling for Independence of Colonies

Document-Expressed loyalty to King-Condemn Coercive Act-Colonies forming non-importation groups

Man who rode to Concord to warn the people there that the British were coming

Act changed tax rates on raw sugar & molasses -Also silk, wine, coffee, pimento, indigo

Soldier who said “I regret that I have but one life to lose for my country”

Law Virginia no longer had official Church & The state could not collect taxes for the Church

British Prime Minister & First Lord of Treasury who implemented new tax policies in colonies

1st battle of American Revolution (fought on Breed's Hill near Boston) on June 17, 1775

Patriot civilian soldiers who pledged to be ready to fight at a moment’s notice

Commander of the British forces who was defeated by American and French troops at Yorktown

The belief that all people should have equal political, economic, social, and civil rights

Representative Body-Approved Declaration of Independence-Served as government during Revolution

Colonists who remained loyal to the King during war and felt that British laws should be upheld

French Military Officer -Helped Washington increase morale & improve discipline among Troops

Author -Letters from a Pennsylvania Farmer -Only colonial assemblies had right to tax colonists

American Naval Officer His heroic actions led to surrender of British after 3 hour naval battle

1765 Parliament established 1st direct taxation of goods & services in North American Colonies

Colonists who thought that the British King was a tyrant and they wanted Revolution

Prussian Military Officer Helped Washington increase morale & improve discipline among Troops

Laws enacted by Parliament in 1774 to punish Massachusetts colonists for the Boston Tea Party

Document issued @ conference - Was 1st suggestion that colonies unite & form federal government

Southern Campaign Commander known as “Swamp Fox”

Dumping of 18,000 pounds of tea into Boston Harbor by colonists in 1773 to protest the Tea Act

Author of the quote, “No Taxation, Without Representation”

Scene of the surrender (1781) of the British to the Americans at the end of the Revolution

1770 Clash between British soldiers & Boston colonists -Five of the colonists were killed

Conflict Name-Turning point in Southern campaign -Patriots intercepted, destroyed Loyalist army

Persuasive Pamphlet by Thomas Paine January 1776 caused many colonists to call for Independence

American revolutionary patriot -President of Continental Congress -Big Signature :-)

Villages attacked April 18, 1775-British Gen. Gage looking for colonists’ militia supply depot

Groups set up by American colonists to exchange information about British threats to liberty

Law issued by the British government that limited western settlement of the colonists

Patriots stopped Loyalist forces from joining British forces in Wilmington at Battle of __?__

Former American Commander who joined British General Cornwallis in effort to conquer Virginia

Form of Government - Representatives are elected - government gets power from the people

Scene of the surprise attack and Christmas night (1776) defeat of the British during Revolution

Site of surrender of General Burgoyne’s army Oct. 1777 - Was major turning point in Revolution

American painters whose works depicted heroic deeds and American leaders of the Revolution

Person who suggested that each colony should create a “committee of correspondence”

First country to recognize the United States as an independent nation

American commander Organized Southern militia to carry out hit-and-run raids against British

British Commander-in-Chief Appointed Washington to serve as his aide during French & Indian War

Temporary rule by military rather than civilian authority

Tactic involved hiding among trees and behind walls and then ambushing the British troops

The British customs ship that ran aground and was seized by colonists and burned

Taxes paid on imports and exports

1776 Document written by Jefferson - Continental Congress declared Independence from Britain

Document-Continental Congress declares loyalty to King George III-Asks him to call off the Army

The voluntary freeing of enslaved persons, especially those who had fought in the Revolution

School that became the first State university in the nation in 1795

Native American -Convinced Iroquois nations to help the British attack Western Pennsylvania

Author of pamphlet, “The American Crisis,” which helped to boost American morale during the war