American Revolution Study Guide Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards covering key terms, people, events, and concepts from the American Revolution Study Guide.

Treaty of Paris

A key term in the study guide representing the peace agreement that marked the official end of the American Revolution.

The Albany Plan of Union

An early proposal for unified colonial government listed under terms to know.

Parliament

The British legislative body responsible for passing various taxes and acts on the American colonists.

Boycott

A protest method where colonial citizens refused to buy British goods in reaction to taxes and acts.

Stamp Act

A British act passed by Parliament imposing taxes on printed materials, prompting colonial reaction and protest.

Sugar Act

A tax act passed by Parliament affecting colonial imports and trade of sugar and other goods.

Quartering Act

An act requiring American colonists to provide housing and supplies to British soldiers.

Townshend Act

A series of acts passed by Parliament that placed taxes on various goods imported into the colonies.

Tea Act

An act passed by Parliament regulating tea sales that led directly to colonial protests such as the Boston Tea Party.

Intolerable Acts

A series of punitive laws passed by Parliament in response to colonial protests like the Boston Tea Party.

George Washington

A key military and political leader during the American Revolution.

Thomas Jefferson

A prominent figure who played a central role in writing the Declaration of Independence.

Thomas Paine

The author of Common Sense, an influential pamphlet advocating for independence.

Loyalists

Colonists who remained loyal to King George III and Great Britain during the war.

Patriots

Colonists who favored independence from Great Britain during the American Revolution.

King George III

The monarch of Great Britain during the American Revolution.

Sons of Liberty

An organization of American colonists formed to protect rights and protest British taxation.

French and Indian War

A conflict involving various sides, causes, and consequences that altered relations between Britain and the colonies.

Boston Massacre

A pivotal event involving a fatal confrontation between British soldiers and a crowd of colonists.

Boston Tea Party

A colonial protest event against the Tea Act where taxed tea was dumped into Boston Harbor.

Lexington and Concord

The location of the opening military engagements of the American Revolutionary War.

Second Continental Congress

A convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that managed the colonial war effort and moved toward independence.

Common Sense

A foundational political pamphlet written by Thomas Paine pushing for American independence.

The Declaration of Independence

The formal concept and document declaring the independence of the American colonies from British rule.

Yorktown

The site of the British surrender that effectively brought the American Revolution to an end.