Flash Cards- Revolutionary War (Pictures)

Boston Massacre

The Boston Massacre was street fight that occurred on March 5, 1770, between patriots throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks, and a squad of British soldiers. Many colonists were killed.

The Boston Tea Party

The Boston Tea Party was when 342 chests of tea belonging to the British East India Company were thrown from ships into Boston Harbor by American patriots.

Committee Of Correspondence

On the edge of the beginning of the American Revolution, Committees of Correspondence were formed in cities and regions throughout the American colonies. The Committees of Correspondence established a political union among the Thirteen Colonies.

Intolerable Acts

The series of acts British Parliament passed in 1774 in reaction to the Boston Tea Party came to be known in the American colonies as the Intolerable Acts.

Proclamation

a public announcement that is very important

Boycott

to refuse to buy, use, or go to, in order to make a protest or bring a change.

Repeal

To cancel or reverse

Stamp Act Of Congress

The Stamp Act Congress or First Congress of the American Colonies, was a meeting held between October 7 to October 25, 1765, in New York City .The representatives from the British colonies came to the meeting.

Delegate

a person sent to represent others

Patriot

Someone who fought for the Americans during the Revolutionary war.

Boston Massacre

The Boston Massacre was street fight that occurred on March 5, 1770, between patriots throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks, and a squad of British soldiers. Many colonists were killed.

The Boston Tea Party

The Boston Tea Party was when 342 chests of tea belonging to the British East India Company were thrown from ships into Boston Harbor by American patriots.

Committee Of Correspondence

On the edge of the beginning of the American Revolution, Committees of Correspondence were formed in cities and regions throughout the American colonies. The Committees of Correspondence established a political union among the Thirteen Colonies.

Intolerable Acts

The series of acts British Parliament passed in 1774 in reaction to the Boston Tea Party came to be known in the American colonies as the Intolerable Acts.

Proclamation

a public announcement that is very important

Boycott

to refuse to buy, use, or go to, in order to make a protest or bring a change.

Repeal

To cancel or reverse

Stamp Act Of Congress

The Stamp Act Congress or First Congress of the American Colonies, was a meeting held between October 7 to October 25, 1765, in New York City .The representatives from the British colonies came to the meeting.

Delegate

a person sent to represent others

Patriot

Someone who fought for the Americans during the Revolutionary war.