American Revolutuion

3. Commander in chief of the British army during the American Revolutionary War.
4. the act by which Continental Congress declared the colonies to be free and independent of England on July 4, 1776.
8. an event where colonists, disguised as Indians, boarded three ships and tossed several hundred chests of tea into the harbor in protests against British taxes on tea.
12. first military confrontation of the Revolutionary War; this battle occurred in Massachusetts, on April 19, 1775, between colonial minutemen and British soldiers.
13. colonists who remained loyal to Great Britain, during the American Revolution. Also known as Tories
14. English philosopher from the Enlightenment period; developed the idea of natural rights and the social contract
15. Founding father from Virginia who was famous for saying “Give me liberty or give me death!”, opposed ratification of the United States Constitution

1. gathering of delegates from twelve of the thirteen original colonies in 1754. At this meeting, the representatives agreed that the colonies should work together to boycott British trade goods.
2. a riot that occurred on March 5, 1770 in the city of Boston when colonists confronted British troops and the troops fired upon and killed several colonists.
5. a war between England and France between 1754 and 1763; also known as the Seven Years War.
6. British general who surrendered at the Battle of Yorktown in 1781.
7. this pamphlet, authored by Thomas Paine and published in 1776, inspired colonists to declare and fight for independence.
9. author of the Declaration of Independence; third president of the United States of America
10. a time of great philosophical thought and scientific invention in Europe, during the 18th century.
11. a series of laws passed by the British in 1774 enacted to punish colonists for the Boston Tea Party