Lesson 3.4 Who Won the American Revolution?

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Intolerable Acts

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Also known as the Coercive Acts and Quebec Act, these were punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 after the Boston Tea Party.

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American Revolutionary War

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A war fought from 1775 to 1783 in which the American colonies won independence from British rule.

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Patriots

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Colonists who rebelled against British control during the American Revolution.

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Loyalists

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American colonists who remained loyal to the British Crown during the American Revolutionary War.

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Thomas Jefferson

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An American Founding Father who was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence and later served as the third President of the United States.

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John Page

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An American politician and one of the early leaders in Virginia during the American Revolution.

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Abigail Adams

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The wife of John Adams, she was an early advocate for women's rights and is remembered for her extensive correspondence.

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John Adams

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A Founding Father, the first Vice President, and the second President of the United States.

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John Murray, Lord Dunmore

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The last Royal Governor of Virginia, known for his role in the early stages of the American Revolutionary War.

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Gwynn’s Island

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A location in Virginia where Lord Dunmore took refuge during the American Revolutionary War.