Unit 2: American Revolution

Decree issued by King George III that forbad colonists from settling west of the Appalachians.

Officer in the Continental Navy who commanded the warship Bonhomme Richard. 

Force of armed civilians pledged to defend their community.

Colonial delegates met in Philadelphia in 1775 and agreed to form the Continental Army.

  1770, clash between British soldiers and Boston colonists in which 5 colonists were killed.

Law that applied a tax to all official documents in the colonies.

The name of the treaty that ended the American Revolution?

Delegates from 12 Colonies met in Philadelphia to discuss how to deal with the Intolerable Acts

Series of groups established in various towns to exchange letters on colonial affairs.

Treaty that ended the French and Indian War.

Colonists who supported the British.

Britain's unofficial policy, to relax the enforcement of regulations and laws.

Wealthy Jewish colonist who supported the Patriots by offering £600,000 to the Patriot cause.

The First Battle of the American Revolution.

Colonial officer in the Continental Army who became a traitor to the patriot cause.

A series of laws passed to punish the Massachusetts colony for the Boston Tea Party

What happened as a result of the Battle of Saratoga?

Law that gave the British East India Company an exemption to the tax on Tea in the colonies.

Former German officer who agreed to train the Continental Army.

Privately owned ship that a wartime government gives permission to attack an enemy’s ships.

A 19-year old French nobleman who volunteered to serve in Washington’s army.

An colonial victory against the British that is regarded as a turning point in the Revolution.

The Continental Army endured harsh conditions here during the Winter of 1777-1778.

Documents that gave officials permission to search colonists’ homes and businesses at any time.

Colonists dumped 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor to protest the Tea Act. 

Christmas night, Washington crossed the Delaware River to defeat a Hessian army in New Jersey.

Law that required colonists to house British soldiers in their homes.

Mercenary soldiers from what is now Germany.

Colonists who sided with the rebels.

Colonial guerrilla fighter, known as the “Swamp Fox.”

The last battle of the American Revolution.

Letter to King George III, which informed him that the 13 Colonies had seperated from Britain.

Secret society established to oppose British policies.

The professional American army led by George Washington.

Law that placed a tax on sugar, molasses, and other products shipped to the colonies.

Militiamen trained to be ready to fight with a minutes notice.

Benjamin Franklin's job during the American Revolution.

Ben Franklin's plan to unite the colonies during the French and Indian War.

Laws that placed a "hidden" tax on glass, paper, paint, lead, and tea.

Colonial slogan for protesting British policies.

Document drafted in July 1775 that asked the King to restore harmony and peace in the Colonies.

Pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1775 that argued for a complete break with Great Britain.

Led a band of backwoodsman known as the Green Mountain Boys to capture Ft. Ticonderoga.