Revolutionary War vocabulary

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Militia

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Force made up of civilians trained as soldiers but not part of a regular army-volunteer army

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George Washington

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Surveyor of the Virginia militia that led soldiers to the Ohio River Valley; would become commander of the continental army

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Albany congress

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Meeting of colonial leaders in Albany NY

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Alliance

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An agreement between nations or groups to help each other against other nations or groups

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Benjamin Franklin

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Author of the “join or die” political cartoon

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General Edward Braddock

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Sent to Virginia with orders to capture Fort Duquesne

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Ambush attacks

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Surprise attack

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Treaty of Paris

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The peace treaty signed between France and Britain after the French and Indian war

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Sugar act

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Parliament set a heavy tax on sugar in the form of molasses; called for harsh punishment of smugglers

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Duty

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Import tax

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Quartering act

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It’s purpose was to save Britain money; required colonists to quarter, or house, British troops and provide them with food and other

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Stamp act

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Required all colonists to buy special tax stamps for all kinds of products and services

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Patrick Henry

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One of the youngest members of the house of burgesses that made an emotional speech attacking the stamp act

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Boycott

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An organized campaign to refuse to buy certain products

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Stamp act congress

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Delegates from nine colonies that met in NY to write a petition to king and parliament

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Declaratory act

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Said parliament had total authority over the colonies

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Tow shed acts

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Britain would no longer tax products or activities inside the colonies- it would only tax products brought into the colonies

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Writs of assistance

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Court orders that allowed officials to make searches without saying what they were searching

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Boston massacre

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When British soldiers killed 5 colonists and wounded 6 after colonists swarmed them in an angry mob in response to the remaining tea tax

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John Adams

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A well-known Massachusetts lawyer that defended the 9 soldiers arrested for murder in the Boston massacre - also a leading defender of colonial rights against recent British policies

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Boston tea party

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When the sons of liberty protested the pea act by dressing as native Americans and boarding British ships , dumping crates of British tea into Boston harbor

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Tea act

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Intended to help British east India trading company: lowered the price of tea, but gave the company a monopoly by being the only supplier of British teas to the colonies

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Samuel Adams

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Cousin of John Adams that established the committees of correspondence

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Intolerable acts

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Four acts parliament passed in response to the Boston tea party

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Quebec act

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Set up a government for the territory taken from grace during the French and Indian war

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Minute men

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Citizen soldiers who could be ready to fight in a minutes notice

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Paul revere

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Boston colonist that rode through the night warning the Minutemen that the British troops were marching towards concord

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Thomas Jefferson

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Young lawyer from Virginia and was part of the second continental congress

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Second continental congress

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The group of delegates they met at the first continental congress that had decided to meet again if their demands hadn’t been met

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Olive branch petition

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Stated that the colonists were loyal to the king *asked king George to stop fighting so the colonists and Britain could make peace

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Green mountain boys

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Soldiers from the green mountains of Vermont, led by a blacksmith by the name of Ethan Allen

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Declaration of the causes and necessities of taking up arms

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Stated that colonists were ready to “ die freemen rather that live as slaves”

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Battle of fort Ticonderoga

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May 10,1775 : Ethan Allen and the green mountain boys attacked the British at dawn, which led the British to surrender immediately

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Battle of bunker hill

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First two attacks by the British were failures while the third was successful after the Americans ran out of ammunition- high casualties for the Americans , but proved that the Americans could fight professional soldiers

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Blockade

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Shutting off a port by ships to keep people or supplies from moving in or out

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Mercenaries

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Soldiers who serve another country for money

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Richard montgomery

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Led soldiers to Canada from fort Ticonderoga , was killed in the attack of Quebec

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Benedict Arnold

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Led soldiers to Canada through the woods of Maine, where he and his soldiers had a rough winter, and was wounded in the attack on Quebec