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Ch 5 Revolution
APUSH 2017-18
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Suffolk Resolves | Mass. led appeal to resist Intolerable Acts through unified boycotts and military prep. |
| Shay's Rebellion | uprising against state govt. over taxes, debtors prisons, and lack of paper money in circulation |
| Olive Branch Petition | last-ditch appeal to repair the strains of unity between colonies and the crown |
| Unicameral | legislative assembly created by the Articles of Confederation |
| Decl. of Ind. | list of grievances expressing the basic principles justifying revolution |
| NW Ordinance of 1787 | established procedures for territories to have limited self-govt., steps for statehood, and banning slavery in western lands |
| Land Ordinance of 1785 | established procedures for surveying & selling western lands and for creation of public schools |
| Deborah Sampson | woman who fought in disguise during revolutionary war |
| Battle of Saratoga | military victory that had dual effect of incentivizing the French to support the enemy of their rival |
| 'Common Sense' | advocated for the overthrow of the monarchy using appeals to logic, not sentiment |
| George Rogers Clark | Patriot leader who led colonial militias to victory in the western Illinois Valley against British & Native forces |
| Tories | pro-British loyalists who maintained allegiance to the monarchy and suffered persecution from the Sons of Liberty |
| Battle of Yorktown | Decisive battle aided by French Naval forces and blockade, that forced British to seek terms of surrender |
| minutemen | colonial irregulars who harassed British troop movements in support of the Continental Army |
| Articles of Confed. | founding document of the new republic that suffered from weak federal powers and was soon replaced |