Chapter6 Flashcards
Tories
Pro-British Colonists
Boston Tea Party
342 cases of tea, valued more than £10,000, were dumped into the harbor
Coercive Acts
intended to punish and subjugate the troublesome colony.
Intolerable Acts
Boston Port Act, Administration of Justice Act, Quartering Act, Quebec Act
Quebec Act
designed for the particular needs of French Canadians who had lived under British occupation
Declaration of American Rights
stated that the colonies must be autonomous, or selfgoverning, in nearly every respect
militia
“citizen soldiers,”
regulars
were professional, full-time soldiers
minutemen
formed a quick first line of defense in case the redcoats invaded the countryside.
Patrick Henry
stated “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death!”
Paul Revere
forewarned by midnight riders
Loyalists
In favor the of King continuing to rule
Hessias
German mercaneries
Henry Knox
Colonel ordered to go to Fort Ticonderoga
Valley Forge
Revolutionary War harsh winter headquarters