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declarartion of independence
declared Americans independent from britain
pontiac
ottowa leader who fought the British after the French Indian war
proclamation of 1765
banned all settlement west of the appalachians
mississippi
new western boundary of the United States after revolutionary war
samuel adams
leader of sons of liberty
intolerable acts
acts that declared martial law in Boston
marquis de lafayette
french military leader who offered assistance to the American cause
stamp act
act that required colonists to pute a special paper on every document, licence, newspaper etc
townshend acts
indirect taxes on imported materials, lead, paint, paper, 3 penny tax on tea
martial law
rule imposed by military force
friedrich von steuben
prussian captain who made regular soldiers out of minutmen
saratoga
battle that is considered the turning point of the war
patriots
colonists that supported independence
treaty of paris
treaty that ended revolutionary war
olive branch petition
document sent to King George by colonies urging the return of former harmony
proftieering
selling scare goods for profit
comittees of correspondence
a way for the colonies to communicate during the revolution
boston massacre
march 5 1770 fight that broke out between colonists and British soldiers left 5 dead
valley forge
americna winter camp where conditions were harsh but Americans were formally trained
common sense
50 page pamphlet by Thomas pain declared colonists wanted to proclaim an independent republic
william pitt
confident politician who revigorated the britiish army during French Indian war to win which prompted iroquois to support british
charles cornwallis
surrenduering general of british army
inconclusive war
war between Britain and France over territory in america
minutemen
civilian soldiers
sugar act
tax on sugar and harsher enforcement of anti smuggling
boston tea party
dumped tea into Boston harbor
thomas paine
author of common sense
yorktown
site/battle of british surrender
george washington
ambitious 22 year old offices for British during FI war who eventually lead colonies in rebell9ion 1st president
thomas jefferson
auhtor of declaration of independence
egalitarianism
belief of equal people
george iii
king of England during reovlutionary war
new france
french colony in nroth america
loyalists
colonists who opposed independence
trenton
suprise battle on Dec 25 1776 where Americans won a morale boost