The American Revolution

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Vocabulary Action/Reaction Battles British

Laws Potpourri

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Vocabulary - 10

This is an effort by many people to change the government or

leader of a country.

Vocabulary - 20

This is a reason to be unhappy or dissatisfied with current conditions.

Vocabulary - 30

This is a type of civil disobedience where you stop using the goods and

services of a company or country until changes are made.

Vocabulary - 40

This is an economic system in which a country accumulates wealth through exporting more than it imports and

through accumulating gold and silver.

Vocabulary - 50

This term expresses a belief in the equality of all people.

Action/Reaction - 10

Colonial Reaction: Colonists harass stamp distributers, boycott British

goods, and prepare a Declaration of Rights and Grievances.

Action/Reaction - 20

Colonial Reaction: Colonists in Boston rebel, dumping 18,000 pounds of East India Company tea into Boston Harbor.

Action/ Reaction - 30

Colonial Reaction: Colonial agitators label the conflict a massacre and

publish a dramatic engraving depicting the violence.

Action/Reaction - 40

Colonial Reaction: Colonists protest “taxation without representation” and

organize a new boycott of imported goods.

Action/Reaction - 50

Colonial leaders form the First Continental Congress and draw up a

declaration of colonial rights.

Battles - 10

This was the last major battle of the American Revolution.

Battles - 20

Before this battle began, George Washington crossed the Delaware River and snuck up on the Hessian

soldiers working for the British Army.

Battles - 30

These were the first two battles of the War for for Independence. The “shot heard ‘round the world” occurred at

one of these battles.

Battles - 40

This battle was an American victory that ultimately led to an important

alliance with France.

Battles - 50

While this battle in Boston was a British victory, the number of

casualties in the British Army proved that the Americans were a legitimate

threat.

British Laws - 10

This British law established a line along the Appalachian mountains that

colonists were not allowed to cross.

British Laws - 20

These laws enforced the mercantile polices of England.

British Laws - 30

This law requires colonists to purchase special stamps to prove payment of

tax.

British Laws - 40

This British law taxed certain colonial imports and stationed troops at major

colonial ports to protect customs officers.

British Laws - 50

This is what colonists called the laws that tightened control over

Massachusetts by closing Boston Harbor and quartering troops.

Potpourri - 10

This was the name of George Washington’s army.

Potpourri - 20

According to the principles of mercantilism, this is why colonies exist.

Potpourri - 30

The French Empire allied itself with many Native American groups to fight

the British Empire during this war.

Potpourri - 40

While many colonists found the policies established by the Navigation

Acts oppressive, this is why the colonists didn’t rebel right after they

were passed.

Potpourri - 50

This was the site of the army camp in which 2,500 soldiers in the Continental Army died due to harsh conditions of

the winter of 1777-1778.