Chemistry

get a hint

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French and Indian War

French and Indian War

a war fought with the British and colonist over land

Proclamation of 1763

a statement made by the King stating the colonist could not move west of the Appalachians

King George III

King of Britian during the Revolutionary War

taxes

imposed by King George to help pay for the French and Indian War

Boston Tea Party

a protest against the tea tax. Sons of Liberty threw 342 chests of tea into Boston's harbor.

Thomas Jefferson

wrote the draft of the Declaration of Independence

George Washington

Commander in Chief of the Continental Army

Battle of Lexington

known as the "shot heard around the world"

Patrick Henry

famous for saying "Give me liberty or give me death!"

Paul Revere

famous midnight rider to warn colonist the British were coming

Bunker Hill

important battle because colonist realize they can win this war....they just needed ammo

Battle of Yorktown

where General Cornwallis surrenders

Treaty of Paris

the treaty that offically ended the revolution

Taxation without Representation

colonist had no voice in the British Parliment

Stamp Act

a tax issued on 54 different kinds of paper

Boston Massacre

British killed 5 colonist for throwing snowballs and rocks at them

Intolerable Acts

punishment to the Bostonians for throwing the tea into Boston Harbor

First Continental Congress

colonies met to discuss their rights and unite as one

Minutemen

men ready to fight in a minutes notice

Patriot

supporter of your own country

loyalist

supporter of the King and the British government

Hessian

german soldier hired to fight

Battle of Saratoga

French decided to help the Americans with supplies, money, arms and officers

Thomas Paine

author of Common Sense

Declaration of Independence

document that told England Americans wanted to be free and independent

Benjamin Franklin

helped revise the Declaration of Independence

July 4, 1776

the date the Declaration fo Independence was signed

John Hancok

first person to sign the Declaration of Independence

Deborah Sampson

disguised herself as a man and fought in the Revolutionary War

Washington crosses the Delaware

surprise attack on Christmas Eve on the German soldiers

Valley Forge

not a battle, but many soldiers died due to lack of supplies, hunger, sickness and desertion(they gave up).

2nd Continental Congress

voted to get all colonies involved in war, made George Washington Commander-in-Chief, asked for France's help in war

Olive Branch Petition

petition to get along and stop fighting issued by colonists