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History- Chapter 4-
Chapter 4, The American Revolution, Study Guide for Test- Ideas
Question | Answer |
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Peace with Great Britain | The first and second contientenal congress, Olive Branch Petition. |
Thomas Paine’s Common Sense | a 47 page panphlet showing that the King wasn’t treating them right, it was common sense that you could do something about it. |
Declaration of Independence | It formally annocounced the colonies’ break from Great Britan. |
Introduction and purpose of government | “We hold these truths to be self |
List of grievances | Declaration of Independence (there were 27): No taxation, burned villages, took away the redlastrators, closed the Boston Harbor, gave land to Quibec, etc. |
Conclusion: Official break with Great Britain | America became a free and independent country |
British: Strengths | Were well equipped + well trained. + large strong and powerful army. |
British: Weeknesses | Had to cross Atlantic Ocean + used mercenaries as soldiers |
American: Strengths | Fight for a cause they believed in and they got help from European Nation |
American: Weeknesses | Untrained, poorly equipped soldiers. +small navy |
Battle Strategies: British | Had to defeat New England for all the other colonies to give up.-Had to use the water routes to attack from Albany, an important city in New York. Went through swamps, trees, etc. And to take out the Patriots when they still have an untrained army |
Battle Strategies: American | Had to wear the British down, surrond them, and take over quibec. Washington had to protect them because they weren’t very powerful. They had to fight for freedom and their rights. |
Help from Europe | The victory of Saratoga gave the Patroits forign help from the Europeans. It came form the Britan’s enemy, France and Spain. Even Holland joined to fight on the side of the Patroits. |