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American Revolution Test Study Guide for 8th grade History

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Battle at SaratogaThis battle was the turning point of the American Revolution
Paul RevereHe warned the colonists that the British were coming
King George IIIThis was the King of England who wanted control over America
Sons of LibertyThis was the radical group who protested British control
George WashingtonHe was in control of the colonists troops in the Revolutionary War
Patrick HenryHe was a famous orator who said, "Give me liberty or give me death!"
John HancockHe was the president of the Second Continental Congress and the first signer of the Declaration of Independence
LexingtonThe first shots of the Revolutionary War were shot here
Valley ForgeThis place is where the Continental Army stayed over the winter and endured much hardship
Boston MassacreThis was the event in which several colonists were killed by British soldiers due to the fear that colonists were going to riot
Quartering ActThis Act allowed British soldiers to be housed in the homes of colonists
John Paul JonesThis man was thought to be a pirate by the British; the French gave him a fleet of ships. His famous phrase is, "I have not yet begun to fight!"
Bernardo de GalvezHe was the Spanish Governor of Louisiana who closed the port of New Orleans to the British as well as captured ports all the way to Pensacola, Florida
Nathan HaleBefore being hung by a British spy, stated, "I regret I have but one life to lose for my country."
HessiansGerman mercenaries
Thomas JeffersonHe drafted the Declaration of Independence
Battle at YorktownAt this battle,t he British surrendered to American troops thus ending the Revolutionary War
importA term for goods being brought into a country to sell
exporta term for items being taken out of the country to sell
boycottThis term means: refusal to buy goods
repealThis term means to "overturn" something like an Act or law
Battle of TrentonThis was the battle George Washington won over the Hessians the day after Christmas
Baron von StuebenThis man was a Prussian who helped turn the Continental Army into a fighting force
George Rogers ClarkThis man was a surveyor who knew the Applachian territory well; organized the Mountain Boys of Tennessee


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