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Revolutionary Period
US History prep
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Sons of Liberty | Samuel Adams, John Hancock and Paul Revere. These men led resistance to the British during the Revolutionary War |
| Daughters of Liberty | women who chose which products to boycott during the Revolutionary War |
| Ben Franklin | Published the Join or Die Cartoon and also became the chief diplomat to France securing the Treaty of Alliance with France |
| George Washington | Led the colonial army during the Revolutionary war. will handle the British surrender at Yorktown. |
| John Locke | Wrote the Two Treatises on Government during the Enlightenment period that influenced the colonist to revolt. Developed the Natural rights of Life, Liberty and Property |
| Thomas Paine | wrote the pamphlet Common Sense to influence colonists to revolt |
| Thomas Jefferson | wrote the Declaration of Independence |
| Patrick Henry | Gave a speech known as the "Give me Liberty or Give me Death speech" to convince colonist to revolt against the British |
| Boston Tea Party | A protest led by the Sons of Liberty that dumped Tea in Boston Harbor and caused the British to close the Harbor until it was paid for. |
| Boston Massacre | A group of British Soldiers fired on unarmed colonists killing 5. |
| Lexington and Concord | Known as the "shot heard around the world", will begin the Revolutionary War |
| French and Indian War | Will lead to the Revolutionary War |
| Proclamation of 1763 | Ended the Revolutionary War by creating the proclamation line of 1763 which prevented colonists from settling past the Appalachian Mountains |
| Battle of Saratoga | 1st battle won by the colonists during the Revolutionary War |
| Treaty of Alliance | Treaty secured by diplomat Ben Franklin. The French helped the colonies defeat the British |
| Battle of Yorktown VA | Lord Cornwallis will surrender to George Washington ending the Revolutionary War |
| Patriots | New England colonies and Virginia who supported the complete independence from Britain |
| Loyalists/Tories | Mostly found in the Southern colonies and New York supported the British during the Revolutionary War |
| Neutrals | Colonists that did not want war. mostly found in the middle colonies |
| Intolerable Acts/Townshend Acts | Taxes placed on goods like tea, silk, lead, glass to pay for the Revolutionary War |
| Stamp Act | 1st direct tax placed on the colonists to pay for the Revolutionary War. It taxed all paper products. |
| Treaty of Paris 1783 | The colonies become independent (sovereign) nation, with a boundary from Canada to Florida and from the east coast to the Mississippi River |
| Join or Die Cartoon | Drafted to convince the colonists to work together to defeat the British. |
| Mercenaries | Hired men to join the British and fight against the colonists during the Revolutionary War. Mostly these men were German |
| Advantages of the Colonists during the Revolutionary War | Support from home, Know the land(Home field advantage), fighting for a purpose, support from the French |
| Advantages of the British during the Revolutionary War | Strong Central Government, Trained Military, More supplies, Hired Mercenaries |
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