Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
13 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
tax
|
money people to pay to a government
|
|
|
Stamp Act
|
a British tax on everything made of paper that was sold in the American colonies
|
|
|
boycott
|
to join with others in refusing to buy a product
|
|
|
First Continental Congress
|
a meeting of the leaders of the American colonies at which they talked about their problems with Great Britain (Philadelphia, Sept. 5, 1774)
|
|
|
minutemen
|
a colonist who was armed and ready to fight at a minute's notice
|
|
|
American Revolution
|
the war fought by the American colonies to end British Rule (1775-1783)
|
|
|
Second Continental Congress
|
the second meeting of the leaders of the American colonies held in Philadelphia starting in May 1775 at which they formed the Continental Army and approved the Declaration of Independence
|
|
|
Continental Army
|
the army of the American colonies, led by George Washington
|
|
|
Declaration of Independence
|
the document declaring independence from Great Britain for the thirteen American colonies, adopted on July 4, 1776
|
|
|
Battle of Trenton
|
Revolutionary War battle at which the Continental Army successfully attacked British-hired soldiers at Trenton, NJ on Christmas Day, 1776
|
|
|
Battle of Brandywine
|
Revolutionary War battle during which the Continental Army unsuccessfully tried to stop the British from marching into Philadelphia on Sept. 11, 1777
|
|
|
Battle of Germantown
|
Revolutionary War battle during which the Continental Army unsuccessfully attempted to drive the British out of Pennsylvania, Oct. 4, 1777
|
|
|
Great Runaway
|
the flight south of scared settlers when Native Americans and Loyalists from the New York colony attacked the Wyoming Valley
|
