Quarter 2 District Assessment Flashcards
Turning point in the war because France joined the war on the Americans’ side.
Saratoga
Where the British Army surrendered to the Continental Army in 1781
Yorktown
First major battle of the war, and it was one of the fiercest battles.
Bunker Hill
Hard winter months for the Continental Army were cold, hunger and disease killed thousands.
Valley Forge
First shots were fired, which began the American Revolution.
Lexington / Concord
Document that officially ended the Revolution on September 3, 1783.
Treaty of Paris
The nation’s first constitution
Articles of Confederation
Five unarmed colonists were killed.
Boston massacre
All of the acts imposed on colonists.
Intolerable Acts
Revenge upon the Stamp Act, Patriots boarded a ship and dumped tea into the harbor.
Boston Tea Party
Document that officially ended the Revolution on September 3, 1783
Treaty of Paris
Wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence and was our 3rd President
Thomas Jefferson
A member of the Sons of Liberty who bravely rode through the night to warn the colonists by yelling, “The British are coming.”
Paul Revere
Wrote a pamphlet called Common Sense to persuade colonists to break free from England.
Thomas Paine
Leader of the Continental Army.
George Washington
Known for a famous quote, “Give me liberty or give me death.”
Patrick Henry
Ruler of Britain who wanted to control the colonists.
King George III
Boston, where much of the early colonial protests took place, was in this region along with the town of Plymouth.
New England Colonies
This region was influenced strongly by Puritan form of religion.
New England Colonies
The colonies of New York and New Jersey make up this part of this region, called “Breadbasket” because of the amount of wheat produced and traded.
Middle Colonies
This region was settled by people who wanted to raise and trade goods prduced on small farms such as fruits, vegetables and wheat.
Middle Colonies
This region contained many plantations that grew cash crops, such as tobacco, and this region also had many indentured servants and slaves.
Southern Colonies
This region contained the colonies of Virginia, a royal colony and Maryland, a proprietary colony.
Southern Colony
