| A | B |
|---|
| Proclamation of 1763 | prevented colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountians |
| Boston Massacre | event in which colonist and British troops were involved in an altercation |
| Stamp Act | law that required colonists to pay a tax on most printed materials |
| Sugar Act | tax that was placed on sugar, molasses |
| Tories | also called Loyatlist, colonists who supported Britain |
| Ben Franklin's role | diplomat to France |
| Battle of Saratoga | turning point of the war, france aided the US |
| Marquis de Lafayette | French military leader who assissted George Washington |
| Intolerable Acts | banned use of Boston Harbor |
| Quartering Act | soldiers housed in colonists homes |
| Boston Tea Party | tea dumped in Boston Harbor |
| First Continental Congress | leaders who met to declare rights of colonists to the king |
| Lexington and Congress | first battle of the Revolutionary War |
| natural rights | life, liberty and property |
| patriots | colonists who wanted their independence from Britain |
| loyalists | colonists who were loyal to Britain |
| French and Indian War | won by Britain |
| Treaty of Paris 1763 | ended French and indian War, forbid colonists to settle west of Appalachian Mountains |
| taxation without representation | Stamp Act, Quartering Act, Sugar Act, Townshend Act |
| John Locke | Social Contract Theory |
| Thomas Paine | Common Sense |
| colonists advantages in war | fighting for self, freedom; strong leadership of George Washington |
| colonists disadvantages in war | untrained soldiers; shortages of food/supplies |
| Britain's advantages in war | well trained, well funded |
| Britain's disadvantages in war | unfamiliar with land; weak military leaders |
| French and Indian War | conflict over land in the Ohio Valley |
| British government taxed colonists | to pay for French and Indian War |
| colonists response to the Townshend Acts | boycotted imported goods |
| Battle of Trenton | Washingtons's victory encouraged troops to continue |
| Result of Battle of Saratoga | French help colonists |
| Result of Battle of Yorktown | American colonists won, Britain surrenders |
| effect of American Revolution | colonists gained independence from Britain |
