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American Revolutionary War

The conflict (1775–1783) that led to America's independence from Britain and functioned as its first civil war.

No Taxation Without Representation

A principle asserting that colonists could not be taxed by Parliament as they had no elected representatives there.

Patriots

Colonial factions (30–40%) that favored independence from Britain.

Loyalists

Colonial factions (~20%) that remained loyal to the British Crown during the American Revolution.

Neutrals

Colonists (30–50%) who did not take sides during the American Revolution, often due to pacifist beliefs.

Royal Proclamation of 1763

Document that forbade Anglo-American colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains, aimed at protecting Indigenous territories.

Battle of the Plains of Abraham

A decisive 1759 battle during the Seven Years' War that led to British control over Canada after defeating the French.

The Attack on Quebec (1775)

A Continental Congress initiated assault aiming to secure Quebec as a 14th colony, resulting in a catastrophic American defeat.

Rebels

Term used by the British to describe American revolutionaries acting in defiance of the Crown.

Loyalists (Tories)

American colonists (about 20%) who supported British rule and did not join the revolution.

Joseph Brant

Mohawk leader who advocated for Indigenous rights during the American Revolution and fought for the British.

Fort Detroit

The primary British military headquarters on the Western Frontier during the Revolutionary War, crucial for maintaining strategic dominance in the region.