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1st Continental Congress (Suffolk resolves)
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1st Continental Congress (Suffolk resolves)
demanded repeal of all taxes; repeal of the Quartering Act; All British troops be sent back to England; Boycott British goods; formed militias
in April of 1775 the king sends 3000 more troops under the command of who
Thomas Gage
Gage sent 700 troops to Lexington + Concord under the command of…
John Pitcairn
person who warned Paul Revere and William Dawes that the British were coming
Dr. Joseph Warren
writer of 'The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere'
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
American Revolution's main cause
taxation without representation
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
1st Continental Congress (Suffolk resolves) | demanded repeal of all taxes; repeal of the Quartering Act; All British troops be sent back to England; Boycott British goods; formed militias |
in April of 1775 the king sends 3000 more troops under the command of who | Thomas Gage |
Gage sent 700 troops to Lexington + Concord under the command of… | John Pitcairn |
person who warned Paul Revere and William Dawes that the British were coming | Dr. Joseph Warren |
writer of 'The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere' | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow |
American Revolution's main cause | taxation without representation |
first major battle of the Revolution and the DEADLIEST; 'don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes' - William Prescott | Battle of Bunkerhill |
results of Bunkerhill: | the Brits evacuated Boston; 2nd Continental Congress meets |
what happened at the 2nd continental congress? | create an army; chose George Washington as commander; Olive Branch Petition: to make peace with GB, doesn't work |
author of 'Common Sense'; a book that unites colonists against the British; proposed the 'American Experiment' - self rule | Thomas Paine |
what was the birth of the USA | the resolution to prove our independence; ratified on July 4, 1776 |
3 major ideas of the USA | all men are created equal; all men have 3 God-given rights: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; gov. to serve the people |
advantages and disadvantages of the Brits: | ad:; better army + navy; strong central gov.; unlimited supplies; dis:; unfamiliar territory; mercenary soldiers; not fully supported; arrogant and cocky |
American disadvantages and advantages | ad:; fighting for Independence; leadership of George Washington; familiar territory; dis:; poorly trained army; no navy; very little money/supplies |
largest battle of the war!; General William Howe against George Washington (35000 against 19000) | Battles of Long Island |
results of the Battles of Long Island | British occupy NY; most Americans deserted the army!; lowest point in the war |
Two events that boosted morale after all seemed lost: | Thomas Paine wrote 'The American Crisis' - which challenged their courage Battle of Trenton - Americans win |
battle of the Revolution that changed everything; great American victory; when France decided to join!; Horatio Gates (American) and John Burgoyne (Brit) | Battle of Saratoga |
what did the French bring to the Revolution? | navy; money; fresh troops!; allies - Spanish and Dutch! |
a desperate attempt by the colonists to make peace; offered self-rule as a British colony | Carlisle Peace Commission |
Battle of Philadelphia | lost our largest city!; forced to retreat to Valley Forge (harsh winter + smallpox almost destroys army) |
Foreign assistance: | Fredrick von Steuben - trainer; Marquis de Lafayette; Haym Solomen - raised money |
famous women | Deborah Sampson - disguised herself as a man to join the army; Mary Ludwig Hays - 'Molly Pitcher' or the 'heroine at battle of Monmouth'; Betsy Ross - made American flag |
famous Americans | John Paul Jones - naval commander of the Bonhomme Richard; Henry Lee - cavalry officer Patrick Henry - 'give me liberty or give me death'; Nathan Hale - member of a spy network ('I regret that I have but one life to give for my country'); Benedict Arnold - traitor to his country |
why did Benedict Arnold betray his country? | he was the victim of a smear campaign; not promoted as he should have been; loyalist wife |
overall commander of the Brits that decided to move south to gain loyalist support | General Henry Clipton |
Battle of Charles Town | greatest British victory of the war! |
commander left in charge of the Brits expedition in the South that would make a fatal mistake | General Charles Cornwallis |
man known as the 'swamp fox'; used guerilla warfare to frustrate the British | Francis Marion |
general known as the 'Fighting Quaker' that fought many battles in the South | Nathanael Greene |
man known as the 'Old Waggoner'; sent to help Marion in the South | Daniel Morgan |
major victories for the Americans: | battles of Saratoga, Kings Mountain, Guilford courthouse, and Yorktown |
battle that essentially ended the war on October 17, 1781 | Battle of Yorktown |
commanders involved in Yorktown: | American (Washington), French (Rochambeau), and French navy (De Grasse) |
treaty negotiated in 1783 by Ben Franklin, John Adams, and John Jay that officially ended the war | Treaty of Paris |
results of the American Revolution: | Independence!!; the revolutionary idea of common ppl ruling themselves becomes a reality; creates a new 'egalitarian' society; Americans begin to question slavery; beginning of religious freedom - 'Wall of Separation' between church and state |
America is based on what 3 pieces of paper: | Declaration of Independence; The Constitution; The Bill of Rights |