US History 1301 – Exam #2

Religious revival in the American colonies, which a new Protestant churches were established.

A tax that the British Pariliament placed on newspapers and official documents sold in the American Colonies

group of colonists who protested the Stamp Act.

A tax that the British Parliament placed on leads, glass, paint and tea

The first bloodshed of the Amercan Revolution

an act that forced colonists to pay taxes on British tea

citizens of Boston who raided three British ships in Boston harbor and dumped hundreds of chests of tea into the harbor

in reaction to the Boston Tea Party; closing of Boston Harbor.

Delagates from all colonies except Georgia met to discuss problems with Britain and to promote independence.

Organization founded by Samuel Adams consisting of a system of communication between patriot leaders in New England and throughout the colonies

the first battle of the American Revolution (April 19, 1775)

American revolutionary troops captured Fort Ticonderoga from the British in May 1775

first major battle of the Revolutionary War

A battle that took place in New York where the Continental Army defeated the British. the turning point of the war.

a battle that ended with an American victory against the Hessian mercenaries hired by the British.

last battle of the American Revolution

this document, the nations first constitution.

was the result of unrest in 1783 among officers of the American Continental Army due to many officers and men of the Army not receiving pay for many years.

a 1787 rebellion in which ex-Revolutionary War soldiers attempted to prevent foreclosures of farms as a result of high interest rates and taxes