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At the First Continental Congress, Patrick Henry said, “I am not a Virginian, but an American.” What was his intention when he made that statement?
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Chap 3 History Exam

American Revolution, Mrs. Quezada, Grade 8th, G/H

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At the First Continental Congress, Patrick Henry said, “I am not a Virginian, but an American.” What was his intention when he made that statement? to urge colonists to join forces
British monarch (King) at the time of the American Revolution George III
How did the Second Continental Congress decide to handle the British? They would create the Continental Army to fight the British.
Leader of the Continental Army George Washington
When the Minutemen faced the British Redcoats at the start of the Battle of Lexington, why did their captain yell, “Don’t fire unless fired upon”? He wanted to defend against attack, not start a war.
How was France’s interest in the revolution important from a financial standpoint? The French provided money once they believed the Patriots could win.
a peace agreement that officially ended the Revolutionary War and established British recognition of the independence of the United States Treaty of Paris 1783
(1775) a meeting of colonial delegates in Philadelphia to decide how to react to fighting at Lexington and Concord second continental congress
British soldiers who fought against the colonists in the American Revolution; so called because of their bright red uniforms red coats
colonists who sided with Britain in the American Revolution loyalists
American colonial militia members ready to fight at a minute's notice minutemen
foreign soldiers hired to fight for the British mercenaries
(1776) a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that criticized monarchies and convinced many American colonists of the need to break away from Britain common sense
(1781) the last major battle of the Revolutionary War; site of British general Charles Cornwallis's surrender to the Patriots in Virginia battle of Yorktown
(1776) a Revolutionary War battle in New Jersey in which Patriot forces captured more than 900 Hessian troops battle of Trenton
American colonists who fought for independence from Great Britain during the Revolutionary War patriots
the army created by the Second Continental Congress in 1775 to defend the American colonies from Britain continental army
(1775) a Revolutionary War battle in Boston that demonstrated that the colonists could fight well against the British army... battle of Bunker hill
(1776) the document written to declare the colonies free from British rule Declaration of Independence
common Sense was written by... Thomas Paine
How did ideas of the Enlightenment and the Great Awakening influence the colonists' view of the King? They made them want equality and a fair leader
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