American Revoltion Flashcards
“No taxation without representation”
voicing the frustration over English taxes being passed with no representation from the American colonies
Salutary Neglect
The period before the Revolution when the English in England sort of left the English in America
Parliament
The lawmaking body in Englad
Revere’s print of the Boston massacre
Paul Revere removed the image of black man from his picture of the Boston massacre.
Reason for British taxing the colonies
to raise money for their government
Intolerable acts
the English laws that closed the port of Boston to all business
1st continental congress
the first formal gathering of leaders of the American colonies
“the shot heard around the world”
a catch pharse that describes the Battle of Lexington and Concord
Bunker hill
A symbol that the colonist might stand a chance against the English Amry
Olive Branch
A letter was sent from the colonies to England offering to try to repair the damaged relationship
Declaration of Independence
The formal declaration, an appeal to Spain and France for aid
French aid in the war
Money and a key moment of naval support
Women’s roles in the war
Board ranging from health care to firing bullets, boycotting and even spying
Treaty of Paris
Ends war
