Boston Massacre
when British soldiers fired into a crowd of protesting colonists, killing 5.
Loyalists
colonists who were loyal to the King.
Patriots
colonists who wanted their freedom from Britain.
Thomas Jefferson
wrote most of the Declaration of Independence.
4 parts of the Declaration of Independence,
It tells why it was needed; their basic rights and their ideas about government; the complaints against the King; and it declares that they were no longer part of Britain.
Lexington/Concord
started the Revolutionary War. "Shot heard round the World.
Battle of Bunker Hill
first major battle of the war. Shows the war will not be easy. "Don't fire till you see the whites of their eyes.
Continental Army
had about 10,000 men at any one time, no uniforms, no experience or training, few guns and ammunition.
British Army
had 50,000 men including mercenaries (hired soldiers), uniforms, experienced soldiers, the best guns.
Patrick Henry
He was a symbol for the struggle for liberty. He gave his famous "Give me liberty or give me death" speech.
NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION
why the colonists were angry about being taxed: famous slogan and reason for the war.
Date of Declaration of Independence
July 4, 1776
King George III
King of England during the American Revolution
John Locke
political philosopher that influenced the "Founding Fathers of America", challenged the divine right of the king, said government gets its power from the people. Life, liberty, and property.
Thomas Paine
wrote Common Sense" which highly influenced many of the colonists to break from England
Unalienable Rights
rights people are born with and can't be taken away. Life liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
Stamp Act
put a tax on all printed and written paper goods.
Boston Tea Party - 1774
Sons of Liberty protested the tax on tea by dressing up as Indians and dumping the tea into Boston Harbor.
George Washington
The head of the Continental Army, and later first president.
Propaganda
Ideas spread to influence public opinion for or against a cause.
Result of French and Indian War
British war debt should be paid by colonists through taxes.
smuggling
importing or exporting goods illegally
Townsend Act 1767
Tax on certain imports from England
French and Indian War
(1754-1763) War fought in the colonies between the English and the French for possession of the Ohio Valley area. The English won.
Paul Revere
He rode through the night to warn the colonists that the British were coming.
Daniel Boone
famous early pioneer who cleared Wilderness Road, a new route to the west. Wilderness Road became the main route used to cross the Appalachian Mountains
boycott
Colonists refused to buy or use British goods because of the taxation of goods.
Continental Congress
The meeting of representatives from the colonies to petition King George to stop the taxation and eventually, the presence of the British army in the colonies.