American Revolution- NC

The Halifax Resolves stating NC's independence from England was signed

Daniel Morgan ordered the killing of these at the Battle of Saratoga

Battle of Saratoga was a turning point in the Revolution because the ______ joined as an ally.

NC's defeat of the British, led NC to declare independence and urged other colonies to do so.

Most Natives sided with the French because

The Swamp Fox led guerilla forces in North& South Carolina against Cornwallis.

A colonial assembly made ______ for the colony.

North Carolina holds the title "First in Freedom" because the Mecklenburg Resolves were signed

After the famous tea party, British put Boston under military rule- called the ______ Acts.

Colonists called Loyalists were loyal to the American cause of freedom.

The Treaty of Paris 1763 ended the French and Indian War.

Three representatives or -------------- were from North Carolina.

The French won the French and Indian War.

The Battle of Moores Creek Bridge was important; it kept the British from winning the North.

The Declaration of Independence was signed on

During the French and Indian War, the colonists fought alongside the British.

The Declaration of Independence spelled out the reasons the colonists were upset with the king.

Benjamin Franklin used a cartoon of a snake to try to unite the colonies against French.

The colonists thought the assembly should serve

This man helped write the Dec. of Independence and invented lightening rods, &bifocals.

The ______ ___ required a stamp to be placed on taxable paper.

German mercenaries that helped the British in the Revolutionary War were called

Colonists formed regiments of men who could be ready at a minutes notice called minutemen.

The main Commander of the American army was

Bostonians dressed up as Native Americans and protested tax on tea dumping it in a harbor

When taxes were placed on glass, lead, and paint, colonists protested buying British goods =

The British sent troops and the"shot heard around the world" was fired at Bunker Hill.

The British thought assemblies should serve the

The protest of not buying goods succeeded, so Britain ------- the taxes on those items.

This group stopped stamped paper from being unloaded at Brunswick

French and Natives targeted villages, killing women and children in the F&I War.

John Paul Jones was the first

NC issued the Halifax Resolves to declare independence.

Day known as America's Birthday because it's the day the Declaration of Independence was signed

George Washington wrote a formal declaration to explain why colonists wanted independence.

The French and Indian War lasted from

Battle won by the Overmountain Men AGAINST the Loyalists near Charlotte

The Battle of Bunker Hill was an American defeat, but proved they could fight the British.

The French won the French and Indian War.

The Iroquois revealed they liked the French better than the British at the Albany Congress.

This meeting was held in _______ and North Carolina sent 3 representatives.

Patriots were colonists seeking independence from the British.

The militia were colonists forced to serve and got paid a great deal to serve.

Wrote the Declaration of Independence and was the third President of the US

During the French and Indian War, the colonists learned only gentlemanly style fighting.

To help cover the cost of the French and Indian War, the British passed several laws to

Battle of Guilford Courthouse forced Cornwallis out of NC, only to surrender at

Fort Necessity was the first battle of the French and Indian War.

Since the colonists had no representatives in Parliament they claimed the taxes were

In 1774, the colonists planned a meeting to decide what to do. The meeting was called