Revolutionary Tuiz Vocabulary/Key Terms
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Samuel Adams | American revolutionary who led agitation that led to the Boston tea Party; signed the Declaration of Independence |
| George Washington | Revolutionary War hero and Patriot; served as representative to the Continental Congress and was unanimously elected to 2 terms as president |
| Benedict Arnold | Patriot who led forces of 400 men to attack and capture Fort Ticonderoga; turned traitor during Yorktown |
| Thomas Jefferson | American statesman and member of 2 Continental Congresses; the Declaration's main author, and 3rd president of the US |
| Sons of Liberty | a secret Patriot society that used secret attacks, defiance of laws, and other tactics to support their cause |
| American Revolution | the political revolution that began with the Declaration of Independence in 1776, where American colonists sought to balance the power between government and the people and protect the rights of citizens in a democracy. |
| Loyalists | colonists who remained loyal to England; aka Tories |
| Patriots | colonists who were independence-seekers; against British rule |
| Boston Massacre | March 5, 1770; British soldiers were taunted and thrown snowballs at, upon which they fired and killed 3 people; used as propaganda for the Patriots |
| Boston Tea Party | December 16, 1773; Sons of Liberty dumped 340 chests of English tea into Boston Harbor in defiance of the Tea Act |
| Bunker Hill | British victory under heavy losses at Breed's Hill; Americans killed thousands of British, but had to retreat at the last minute |
| Declaration of Independence | the document approved by representatives of the American colonies in 1776, that stated their grievances against the British monarch and declared their independence |
| Battle of Trenton | December 26, 1776; where Continental Army attacked the mighty Hessian army and retook Trenton, saving the hopes of the revolution |
| Valley Forge | the place where the Continental Army settled for the winter of 1777; suffered extreme cold, disease, shortages of food and clothing, and lack of funds |
| Saratoga | 1777; turning point of the Revolution; Americans defeated British forces under John Burgoyne in the wilderness at Saratoga; this event persuaded France to help the Americans |
| Yorktown | October 1781; last major battle of the Revolutionary War; British general Cornwallis defeated by Washington, de Lafayette, and Rochambeau, with French navy; unofficially ended war |
| Vindex | pseudonym of Samuel Adams; used it to print anti-British propaganda |
| Friedrich von Steuben | Prussian ex-officer whose training and experience helped the Americans win the fight against the British |
| Nathan Hale | American spy who said "I regret I have but one life to lose for my country" right before he was hung by the British |
| Common Sense | pamphlet written by Thomas Paine as a slambook against King George III |
| John Adams | Boston lawyer and signer of the Declaration; defended British soldiers during Boston Massacre; helped negotiate Treathy of Paris; 2nd president of the US |
| Benjamin Franklin | Patriot who negotiated with the French and for the Treaty of Paris; signer of Declaration of Independence |
| Marquis de Lafayette | French soldier who joined General Washington's staff and became a general in the Continental Army; led important troops in Yorktown |
| Delaware River | the river that George Washington crossed to reach Trenton |
| General Cornwallis | British general who was forced to surrender at the Battle of Yorktown |
| John Paul Jones | Patriot who when asked "Do you give up yet?", said "I have not yet begun to fight!" |
| Alexander Hamilton | Patriot who fought in the Continental Army; first secretary of the treasury, created a national bank; sliced and diced some Hessians in a guardhouse |
| Hessians | German mercenaries who were hired by the British to fight for money |
| Olive Branch Petition | the last attempt at peace by the Continental Congress to England; rejected |
| Thomas Paine | wrote "Common Sense", unsuccessfully tried to write a slambook on George Washington |
| Patrick Henry | Patriot who said "Give me liberty or give me death!" |
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