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Revolution Review 2
Part 2 Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| He wrote the pamphlet of Common Sense, | Thomas Paine |
| This document was written to urge Colonists to fight for their independence from Britain, | Pamphlet of Common Sense |
| These people were loyal to the king and this name came from their loyalty, | Loyalists |
| These people were against the king, | Patriots |
| These people are the same as Loyalists, | Tories |
| People who are against fighting for any reason, | Pacifists |
| Someone who acts against their own country, | Traitor |
| The title of the British government, | Parliment |
| He drafted the Declaration of Independence, | Thomas Jefferson |
| He was the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence, | John Hancock |
| This turning point was a huge victory for Patriots and they realized at this time that they may be able to win the war, | Battle of Saratoga |
| He was a Loyalist AND Continental Army officer. He was known because he was a traitor b/c he acted against his own country, | Benedict Arnold |
| This event was the event that started the Revolutionary War, | Shot heard 'round the world |
| This document officially named the USA a new country separate from Britain, | Treaty of Paris |
| The first name/part of the Constitution, | Articles of Confederation |
| This group of people helped with food and clothes, followed husbands, took over farms and businesses at home, nursed, | Women |
| This gentleman was the ruler of the British government, | King George III |
| “A penny saved is a penny earned.” Who said this famous quote, | Benjamin Franklin |
| They were Patriot allies to help them beat the British, | French and Indians |
| Means the same as a win, | Victory |
| The final act of this group sent petition to Parliament stating rights which to the Declaration of Independence, | First Continental Congress |
| This document declared Colonists independence from Britain, | Declaration of Independence |
| He is called "the father of his country" for his crucial role in fighting for, creating and leading the United States of America in its earliest days, | George Washington |
| This battle was one of the earliest in the American Revolution, | Battle of Bunker Hill |
| This battle effectively ended the Revolutionary War with Great Britain, | Battle of Yorktown |