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Chapters 5/6 Split-Page Notes What was the act called which said that colonists had to house Quartering Act British soldiers? What was the biggest complaint the colonists had against the “no taxation without British before the American Revolution? representation” What was the name of Ben Franklin’s plan to unite the colonies Albany Plan of Union during the French and Indian War? Who was the famous speechmaker from Virginia? Patrick Henry Who was the leader of the Sons of Liberty. His cousin was a Sam Adams lawyer. Where did the fighting in the French and Indian War begin? Ohio River Valley What colonist gained important military experience in the French George Washington and Indian War? What act forbid colonists to settle in the Ohio River Valley? Proclamation of 1763 What act placed a tax on all paper documents? Stamp Act What act placed a tax on glass, tea, lead, etc? Townshend Acts What act led to the Boston Tea Party? Tea Act What was the British action after the Boston Tea Party? Intolerable Acts What was the name of the group of men who protested against Sons of Liberty British taxes? What term means refusal to buy certain goods? boycotts What was the group of women who protested against British rule Daughters of Liberty called? The port of Boston was closed as part of what act? Intolerable Acts Massachusetts was limited to 1 town meeting a year as part of Intolerable acts what act? What was the first battle of the war? Lexington and Concord Who warned the minutemen at Lexington and Concord? Paul Revere What was the King of England’s name? George III British officials could search ships and warehouses with this Writs of assistance document? What was the 1770 protest where five people were killed called? Boston Massacre What Indian tribes sided with the French in the French and Algonquins and Hurons Indian War? Thomas Paine wrote this to try and get people to support Common Sense independence before the war began. Signed on July 4, 1776 – this document was written by Thomas Declaration of Independence Jefferson and declared the colonies were independent. People seeking independence from Great Britain. patriots People wishing to remain a colony of Great Britain. Also called loyalists tories. People not choosing side in a struggle. neutral Turning point of the American Revolution. Saratoga British plan to divide the colonies in 2 by capturing Albany. British 3-Fold Plan Last major battle of the American Revolution. Yorktown Series of battles in upstate New York? Sullivan-Clinton Campaign Main author of the Declaration of Independence. Thomas Jefferson Author of The Crisis and Common Sense. Thomas Paine France joined the war after which battle? Saratoga American naval leader – commander the Bonhomme Richard to John Paul Jones victory over the British Serapis The Swamp Fox – guerrilla warfare expert in the South during Francis Marion the American Revolution Commander of the Continental Army George Washington Lawyer who defended the British soldiers after the Boston John Adams Massacre Most famous American traitor Benedict Arnold Most famous American spy of the American Revolution Nathan Hale What side were the Iroquois on during the French and Indian British War? What was the name of the treaty at the end of the French and Treaty of Paris (1763) Indian War? What did the colonists do about the Proclamation of 1763? Ignored it What act taxed sugar and molasses? Sugar Act What word means to sneak taxed goods into the colonies so that smuggling taxes did not have to be paid? What was the name of the meeting of colonists that wanted to Stamp Act Congress discuss the Stamp Act? A network of colonists who wrote each other so that people in Committees of other colonies knew what the British were doing. They also Correspondence could coordinate their protest actions. Hanging of representations of somebody. Usually government Hangings in effigy officials or tax collectors. They served as a warning to tax collectors that if they continued to collect taxes they could be hanged. Most tax collectors would quit which made collecting the tax impossible. What was an example of a good that colonists made themselves Liberty tea and homespun rather than buying taxed goods? cloth Volunteer soldiers. militia Name of militia groups in Massachusetts and New England. minutemen Name for letters sent to King George and Parliament trying to get petitions changes made. Not usually successful. When merchants agreed to stop importing goods. Nonimportation agreements Woman who wrote plays mocking the British. Mercy Otis Warren Who said “Give me liberty, or give me death!” Patrick Henry The Boston Massacre was a result of which act? Quartering Act The Tea Act (1773) did what to the price of tea? Lowered it What did the Sons of Liberty dress up as during the Boston Tea Mohawk Indians Party? Who were the British trying to capture at the Battles of Lexington Sam Adams and John and Concord? Hancock What battle was referred to with the phrase, “The shot heard Lexington and Concord ‘round the world.” What were the colonial fighters called at the Battle of Lexington minutemen and Concord? Who won the Battle of Lexington and Concord? colonists Did the British or colonists have more industry during the British American Revolution? Did the British or colonists have more money during the British American Revolution? Did the British or colonists have a better army during the British American Revolution? Did the British or colonists have better leaders during the colonists American Revolution? Did the British or colonists have the home field advantage during colonists the American Revolution? Did the British or colonists have a better navy during the British American Revolution? Battle where Washington crossed the Delaware River and Trenton surprised the Hessians, saving his army from falling apart. Leader of the Green Mountain Boys. Ethan Allen Who won the Battle of Fort Ticonderoga? colonists Who were the American leaders at the Battle of Fort Ethan Allen and Benedict Ticonderoga? Arnold What important things were captured at Fort Ticonderoga? cannons What set up the Continental Army and sent the Olive Branch Second Continental Petition to England? Congress What battle does the saying, “Don’t shoot until you see the Bunker Hill whites of their eyes?” go with? Bunker Hill took place outside of what city? Boston What was it called when the British sailed ships up and down the blockade American coast to make sure the Americans couldn’t get supplies from Europe? Around what city were General Washington and the Continental New York City Army losing a lot of battles near before their victory at Trenton? Prussian who taught the Americans how to fight better. Baron von Steuben Polish person who taught the Americans how to build forts. Thaddeus Kosciusko Polish person who taught the Americans how to fight better on Casimir Pulaski horseback. Frenchman who became Washington’s right-hand man. Marquis de Lafayette Washington spent the cold winter of 1777-1778 at this location. Valley Forge After what battle did the French join the American side? Saratoga Sewed the first American flag? Betsy Ross Helped fire a cannon after her husband was wounded at the Mary Ludwig Hays Battle of Monmouth. Woman who dressed up as a man and fought in several battles. Deborah Sampson Frontier leader who won battles at Cahokia and Vincennes. George Rogers Clark Leader of the British at the Battle of Yorktown. Cornwallis Battle where the British were surrounded by the French and Yorktown American army as well as the French navy by sea. Treaty which ended the American Revolution. Treaty of Paris (1783) The U.S. recognized as a free country and loyalists were to be Treaty of Paris (1783) repaid as a result of this. .