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US History Final: American Revolution

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This deck covers key events, figures, and concepts from the American Revolution, including causes of the war, major battles, and the outcomes that shaped the United States.

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3 things that led to the war:

Answer: taxes without representation!; The Sugar Act; The Stamp Sct
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3 things that led to the war:
Answer: taxes without representation!; The Sugar Act; The Stamp Sct
protests and protestors of the Stamp Act
Answer: the Sons of Liberty led by; Samuel Adams used two types of protest; Mob Action and Boycott
Something that greatly increased the anti-British sentiment (5 colonists killed)
Answer: the Boston Massacre
An act by the British that led to the Boston Tea Party
Answer: The Tea Act of 1773
a protest by the colonists that led to the Intolerable Acts
Answer: The Boston Tea Party
The Intolerable Acts
Answer: The Boston Port Act: closed down the port; Massachusetts Gov. Act: las right to rule themselves/ military law est.; New Quartering Act: coloni...
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US History Final: American Revolution
TermDefinition
3 things that led to the war:
Answer: taxes without representation!; The Sugar Act; The Stamp Sct
protests and protestors of the Stamp Act
Answer: the Sons of Liberty led by; Samuel Adams used two types of protest; Mob Action and Boycott
Something that greatly increased the anti-British sentiment (5 colonists killed)
Answer: the Boston Massacre
An act by the British that led to the Boston Tea Party
Answer: The Tea Act of 1773
a protest by the colonists that led to the Intolerable Acts
Answer: The Boston Tea Party
The Intolerable Acts
Answer: The Boston Port Act: closed down the port; Massachusetts Gov. Act: las right to rule themselves/ military law est.; New Quartering Act: colonists had to house British soldiers again.
Through all of this and more, America decided to start its first “civil war” against Britain
Answer: The American Revolution
first major battle of the Revolution and the deadliest
Answer: Battle of Bunker hill
through the 2nd continental congress __________ ___________________ was picked as commander of the army
Answer: George Washington
a revolutionary book that swayed public opinion by listing reasons we should declare independence from the Brits
Answer: “Common Sense” written by; Thomas Paine proposed a radical idea; the “American Experiment” - the idea that common people could rule themselves
3 major ideas of the Declaration of Independence
Answer: All men are created equal; All men have 3 God-given rights (life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness); Gov. to serve the will of the people
British vs. American battle strategies
Answer: British - prevent the rev. from spreading and take over the major cities; American - hit and run tactics and gain foreign aid
battle that was a huge turning point for the Americans, British were humiliated
Answer: Battle of Saratoga; commanders: Horatio Gates and; John Burgoyne
result of the Battle of Saratoga:
Answer: French joined the colonists!
after this victory however, we have a gigantic loss at the
Answer: Battle of Philidelphia where we lost our greatest city
last major battle of the war, decisive win for the colonists and the British
Answer: Battle of Yorktown; British commander; Charles Cornwallis was caught in a humiliating trap
results of the American Revolution:
Answer: Independence; the revolutionary idea that common people could rule themselves becomes reality; creates a new “Egalitarian society”; Americans begin to question slavery; beginning of religious freedom; “Wall of Separation”