U.S. chapter 10 Flashcards
tax
money that people pay to help run the government
representatives
person chosen by the people to make decisions for them
massacre
the cruel killing of many people at one time
patriots
American colonists who wanted America to be free from England’s rule
Loyalties or Tories
American colonists who remained loyal to England
Hessians
German soldiers who were hired by the British to fight against American colonists
King James III
king of England at the time of Americas War for Independence
Stamp Act
unfair tax law that angered the colonists
Boston Massacre
a fight between angry colonists and British soldiers in which five colonists were killed
Crispus Attucks
black patriot killed during the Boston Massarcre
Boston Tea Party
a protest by American colonists who dumped over 300 chests of British tea into Boston Harbor
Continental Congress
group of men who met before and during the War for Independence to decide what colonies would do about England’s unfair treatment
Minutemen
Massachusetts soldiers who said they could be ready to fight at a minute’s notice
Patrick Henry
young patriot known for saying “as for me, give me liberty or give me death!”
Paul Revere and William Dawes
two young men who warned the colonists of a British attack
Ethan Allen
daring Soldier who led the Green Mountain Boys to capture Fort Ticonderoga from the British
Declaration of Independence
document which stated the reason why we wanted to be free from England’s rule
Thomas Jefferson
author of the declaration for Independence
John Hancock
president of the Continental Congress
General George Washington
commander in chief of the colonial army; called “the Father of his Country”
Nathan Hale
brave American spy who gave his life for his country; known for saying, “I only regret that I have but only one life for my country.”
Betsy Ross
lady said to have stitched together the first American Flag with stars and stripes
Flag Day
celebrated on June 14; the anniversary of the day on which George Washington presented our country’s new flag to Congress
George Rogers Clark
soldier who captured British forts in Northwest Territory for America
John Paul Jones
brave sea captain who was one of the first officers of American navy would be successful
Bonhomme Richard
John Paul Jones’s ship
Serapis
British ship captured by John Paul Jones in his most famous sea battle
General Lord Cornwallis
British general who surrendered to George Washington
General Nathanael Greene
American general who fought the British in the Southern Colonies
Treaty of Paris
agreement which ended the War for Independence, giving the colonies their independence from England
Lexington and Concord
towns in Massachusetts where the first battle of the War for Independence took place
Bunker Hill
place where Americans showed the British that they would not be easily defeated
Fort Ticonderoga
strategic fort captured by Ethan Allen
Trenton
town in New Jersey where the American Army overtook the Hessians and captured many supplies
Saratoga
site of the turning point of the War for Independence
Valley Forge
area of Pennsylvania where Washington’s army stayed during the harsh winter 1777-1778
Northwest Territory
part of land given to the Americans by the British in the Treaty of Paris
Yorktown
place where the British surrendered at the end of the war
