history test 3 papergame Flashcards
(29 cards)
Treaty that ends the war in which Britain will recognize the US, and Mississippi River will serve as a border
Treaty of Paris
Battle site in which the Americans will win; win will represent a turning point, as France will send aid
Saratoga
Prussian military commander that will assist Washington at Valley Forge; helps train Continental Army
Von Steuben
Tax that reduces the price of molasses in order to encourage the colonist to buy that instead of smuggle
Sugar act
Official commander of the Continental army; resourceful and devoted leader even at Valley Forge
Washington
Battle sight in which Washington invades on Christmas night, Americans won, providing morale
Trenton
Name of the place that a battle was supposed to take place; British won, as Americans ran out of ammo
Bunker Hill
Site of the final Battle of the Revolutionary War; a siege was used; Americans won with France’s help
Yorktown
Tax that forced colonists to put a stamp on all printed materials in the colonies; act will be repealed
Stamp act
American capitol that was taken over by the British; British will live comfortably here over the winter
Philadelphia
Name for those who support the revolutionary cause in America; Whig is other name
Patriots
Act that taxed a multitude of products, including glass and tea; will be mostly repealed, except tea
Townshend Act
Final strategy by British to win the revolutionary war; hoped loyalists in the area would support them
Southern Strategy
French commander tha helped Washington in the last years of the war; instrumental at Yorktown
Lafayette
Act that passed immediately after Britain repealed the stamp act; Britain could still control the colonies
Declaratory act
King of England throughout the entire course if the war
George lll
Act that made tea cheaper in order to support the British East India Company; colonists still hate the act
Tea Act
Document written by Thomas Paine that encouraged colonists to support the Patriot cause
Common sense
Events surrounding these two locations started the revolutionary war; “shot heard around the world”
Lexington and Concord
Act that forced the colonists to house the Brotish soldiers in America
Quartering Act
Bloody event that occurs between colonists and Redcoats; picture by Revere depicts something different
Boston Massacre
Acts that are passed after the Boston Tea Party; Intolerable Acts; Boston Harbor is closed
Coercive Acts
Name for those Americans that still support King George lll in England; Tory is other name
Loyalists
Official meeting by revolutionary leaders in Philadelphia; decide that arming for war is necessary
Continental Congress