The American Revolution

thIs allowed British customs officials to search any ship or building

Policy where Britain gave its colonies more freedom to govern themselves

This was a turning point of the war where the French agreed to openly support the Americans

set of acts that included the Quartering Act and closed harbor

this battle gave Washington a much needed victory & American Revolution boosted Patriot morale

A loyalist during the Revolution may have taken part in which of these activities

the agreement that ended both the F&I the Revolutionary war

who created this image to motivate the colonists to unite against the British?

The British punished the colonists for the Boston Tea Party with

Native American who led a rebellion against the colonists

organization of the 13 colonies

who was the lawyer for soldiers on trial for the Boston Massacre?

Commander of the Continental Army

Warned the colonists that Redcoats/Regulars were coming

This company held the monopoly on British Tea

French aristocrat who led troops in Virginia; he pushed France to join the war

Valley Forge was hard, but the Patriots benefited from

When did Washington cross the icy Delaware River?

Parliament had the right to make any laws over the colonists.

last attempt by colonist to negotiate with the king

a foreign soldier hired to fight in the war

the Townshend Acts were

Salutary (as in salutary neglect) means

This was a means of protest against high taxes

Civilian soldiers who were ready at a moment’s notice

Main author of the Declaration of Independence

The British government decided to tax the American colonies because

This lowered the tax on molasses but cracked down on smuggling

Prussian drillmaster trained Americans to be professional soldiers

Where do we find the phrase “unalienable rights"

German mercenaries hired to fight for the British

What were the Sons of Liberty responsible for?

a colonist who was related to a royal judge most-likely who have been a

Led a rebellion against the British; his people were punished with smallpox blankets.

a skirmish between Bostonians and British soldiers that got out of hand

British law that taxed colonial newspapers and other printed materials

Our Independence Day

the colonists had learned________________, hit and run tactics, from the French and Indian War

What Redcoat general surrendered at Yorktown?

___________________ was a British Prime minister who tried increase revenue by promoting Sugar Act.

The last major battle of the war

a military struggle where the British fought against the French and their N.A. allies

Leader of the Sons of Liberty

What year was the Tea Act passed?

Who wrote the "join or die" cartoon

What disease wiped out many British soliders at Yorktown?

"no taxation without representation" was a response to

A statement of the reasons for the colonies to separate from Britain

Crispus Attucks was know for

Daniel Morgan game fame for?

Jefferson borrowed "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" from what Enlightenment philosopher

this banned all settlement west of the Appalachians to avoid conflict w/Native Americans

"The Shot Heard Round the World"