the revolutionary war vocabulary

parliament

the legislature, or lawmaking group, i. the government of England. _ is the law making body in England that passed many of the King’s taxes.

No taxation without representation

the belief that a government does not have the right to tax a group of people without then being represented in the government. american patriots held this viewpoint.

boycott

to refuse to buy, use, participate in something as a way of protesting. a way colonists protested British taxes and controls.

writs of assistance

or search warrants, authorized brittish officers to search any house for smuggled goods without specifying either the house or goods. colonists saw this as violation of their rights

repeal

to revoke or rescind, especially by and official or formal act. to cancel a law. the king repealed some of the taxes passed when the colonies protested.

patriot/ rebel

colonists who chose to fight for independence

loyalists or tory

two terms that describe colonists who remained loyal to great britain

declaration of independence

A document that announced the 13 American colonies as independence and no longer part of Great Britain was adopted by the continental Congress on July 4, 1776. This is considered the birthday of the US.

george washington

known as one of the founding fathers of the United States, he was the first president of the United States and was the commander in chief of the continental army during the American revolutionary war

battle of saratoga

Major victory for the patriots during the American Revolution and is considered the turning point of the revolutionary war after this battle, the Americans started to win

battle of yorktown

last major battle of the American revolutionary war, the British surrendered to the Americans

treaty of paris of 1783

end of the American revolutionary war officially created the borders for the new nation the United States