Revolutionary War Battles and People

Battle of Princeton

1777 Revolutionary War battle in New Jersey, won by the Continental Army

Phillis Wheatley

A former slave who wrote poems and plays supporting American independence

sons of liberty

A group of colonists who formed a secret society to oppose British policies at the time of the American Revolution

Boycott

A refusal to buy or use goods and services.

nonimportation agreements

Agreements not to import goods from Great Britain. They were designed to put pressure on the British economy and force the repeal of unpopular parliamentary acts.

Battle of Saratoga

American victory over British troops in 1777 that was a turning point in the American Revolution because it brought Spanish and French support.

daughters of liberty

An organization formed by women prior to the American Revolution They got together to protest treatment of the colonies by their British Rulers

Thomas Paine

Author of Common Sense

December 1773-Boston Tea Party

Boston patriots organized the Boston Tea Party to protest the 1773 Tea Act. In December 1773, Samuel Adams warned Boston residents of the consequences of the Tea Act. Boston was boycotting the tea in protest of the Tea Act and would not let the ships bring the tea ashore. Finally, on the night of December 16, 1773, colonials disguised as Indians boarded the ships and threw the tea overboard.

Paul Revere

Boston silversmith who rode into the countryside to spread news of British troop movement.

Lord Cornwallis

British general who surrendered at Yorktown

1765 Quartering Act

Colonists were required to provide food and shelter for the English soldiers

George Washington

Commander of the Continental Army

1767 Townshend Acts

The British placed a tax, or a duty, on all imported goods.

Boston Massacre

The first bloodshed of the American Revolution (1770), as British guards at the Boston Customs House opened fire on a crowd killing five Americans

Why America won the Revolution

The war was fought on their own territory and for their homes.

British strength

Their army and navy were well trained and well supplied.

John Paul Jones

sea commander who attacked British ships near the British coast

Lexington and Concord

the first battle of the American Revolution where Paul Revere and others rode through the countryside to warn that the soldiers were coming.

repeal

to cancel an act or law

Writs of Assistance

legal document that enabled officers to search homes and warehouses for goods that might be smuggled

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.

1774 Intolerable Acts

-Parliament punished Massachusetts for the Tea Party -Restricted colonists rights -Restricted town meetings -Enforcing officials who killed colonists in the line of duty would be sent to Britain for trial

Spring 1773 Tea Act

-was to lower price of tea -cheaper than smuggled tea

1766 Declaratory Act

Declared Parliament's right to make laws for the colonies.

Battle of Bunker Hill

First major battle of the Revolution over high ground near Boston. It showed that the Americans could hold their own, but the British were also not easy to defeat. Ultimately, the Americans were forced to withdraw after running out of ammunition, and Bunker Hill was in British hands. However, the British suffered more deaths.

Marquis de Lafayette

French nobleman and soldier who joined General Washington's staff and became a general in the Continental Army.

Swamp Fox (Francis Marion)

Guerrilla fighter in South Carolina that harassed the British after the fall of Charleston

John Adams

Helped to write the Declaration of Independence, helped negotiate the Treaty of Paris, Boston lawyer who defended the soldiers after the Boston Massacre and the 2nd President of the United States.

Propaganda

Ideas spread to influence public opinion for or against a cause.

King George III

King of England during the American Revolution and the person the patriots directed their anger towards.

Battle of Yorktown

Last major battle of the Revolutionary War. Cornwallis surrendered.

Thomas Jefferson

Main author of the Declaration of Independence

Deborah Sampson

Patriot who disguised herself as a man and served in the Continental Army.

Valley Forge

Place where Washington's army spent the winter of 1777-1778, a 4th of troops died here from disease and malnutriton, Steuben comes and trains troops

Benjamin Franklin

Printer, author, diplomat, scientist. Created the Join or Die cartoon and helped to negotiate the Treaty of Paris that ended the American Revolution.

1772 Committees of Correspondence

Set up by sam adams to spread word of the british moves

1764 Sugar Act

Taxed imported sugar; Modified version of the 1733 Molasses Act

1765 Stamp Act

The 1765 act that required newspapers and many other papers to carry a revenue stamp. Because legal papers had to have stamps, many lawyers fought against the tax and it was repealed

Treaty of Paris 1783

This treaty ended the Revolutionary War and recognized the independence of the American colonies. Was negotiated by John Adams and Benjamin Franklin

Benedict Arnold

United States general and traitor in the American Revolution

Battle of Trenton

Washington's army surprised the Hessians on Christmas Day after crossing the Delaware River. It was a victory for the Continental army.

Patrick Henry

a leader of the American Revolution and a famous orator who spoke out against British rule of the American colonies in his famous "Give me Liberty or Give me Death" speech.

Molly Pitcher

heroine of the American Revolution who carried water to soldiers during the Battle of Monmouth Court House and took over her husband's gun when he was overcome by heat (1754-1932)

1st Continental Congress

in 1774, meeting of delegates from 12 colonies in Philadelphia (Georgia did not attend)

Proclamation of1763

law forbbiding english colonists settling west of the appliachian mountains.