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The American Revolution

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Intolerable Acts Name given by the colonists to the Coercive Acts and the Quebec Act, which Parliament passed in response to growing anti-British sentiment and the Boston Tea Party.
First Continental Congress Convention held by representatives from every colony except Georgia in response to the Intolerable Acts and continued British abuses of power, but little support for independence.
Patrick Henry Delegate from Virginia to the First Continental Congress who helped lead the more radical call for the greatest concessions from Britain.
Samuel Adams Delegate from Massachusetts to the First Continental Congress who helped lead the more radical call for the greatest concessions from Britain.
John Adams Delegate from Massachusetts to the First Continental Congress who helped lead the more radical call for the greatest concessions from Britain.
George Washington Delegate from Virginia to the First Continental Congress who helped lead the moderate call for some concessions from Britain, not too many.
John Dickinson Delegate from Pennsylvania to the First Continental Congress who helped lead the moderate call for some concessions from Britain, not too many.
John Jay Delegate from New York to the First Continental Congress who helped lead the conservative call for only a statement of protest being sent to Britain.
Joseph Galloway Delegate from Pennsylvania to the First Continental Congress who helped lead the conservative call for only a statement of protest being sent to Britain.
Suffolk Resolves Statement endorsed by the First Continental Congress that called for the immediate repeal of the Intolerable Acts and for colonies to start military preparations and boycott British goods.
Declaration and Resolves Statement passed by the First Continental Congress that urged the king to redress colonial grievances and restore rights, but also recognized Parliament’s right to regulate commerce.
Economic Sanctions Actions taken to harm the economy of Great Britain that were enforced by the Continental Association created by the First Continental Congress in order to pressure the British.
Lexington and Concord Places where the colonists were storing military supplies that became the first battle sites of the American Revolution when the British attempted to take the military supplies.
Paul Revere Silversmith and member of the Sons of Liberty that helped warn the Minutemen of the British march on Lexington and Concord.
William Dawes Member of the Sons of Liberty that helped warn the Minutemen of the British march on Lexington and Concord.
Minutemen Members of the colonial militia who could be summoned and ready within short notice, which resulted in them playing a major role in successfully repelling the British at Lexington and Concord.
Bunker Hill Early battle of the American Revolution near Boston that resulted in the British taking the hill, but after suffering over a thousand casualties, which boosted morale for colonial forces.
Second Continental Congress Convention held by colonial representatives in response to fighting breaking out that at first attempted to negotiate reconciliation with Britain, but ultimately voted for independence.
Declaration of the Causes and Necessities for Taking Up Arms Statement written by John Dickinson that was passed by the Second Continental Congress to explain why the colonies had taken up arms.
Olive Branch Petition Statement passed by the Second Continental Congress directly to King George III, in which they asked him to intervene and secure peace and the protection of colonial rights.
Prohibitory Act (1775) Law passed by Parliament with King George III’s support after he rejected the Olive Branch Petition, which declared the colonies in rebellion and established a naval blockade of all the colonies.
Thomas Jefferson Delegate from Virginia to the Second Continental Congress and main author of the Declaration of Independence.
Declaration of Independence Document adopted by the Second Continental Congress that declared the independence of the United States and the reasons why the colonists were fighting for their independence.
Patriots Name given to colonists who supported the independence of the United States.
Tories / Loyalists Name given to colonists who opposed the American Revolution and remained loyal to King George III and the British.
Valley Forge Continental Army’s camp in Pennsylvania during the harsh winter of 1777-1778 that resulted in many deaths, but also allowed Baron von Steuben time to properly train the troops for future combat.
Continentals Paper money issued by the Continental Congress that became essentially worthless due to rampant inflation.
Battle of Saratoga Major American victory in which General Benedict Arnold secured the surrender of British General Burgoyne’s army, thus convincing the French to ally with the United States against the British.
Absolute Monarch Royalty with control of almost all government power such as King Louis XVI, who did not originally want to join a revolutionary movement, but did want to hurt his traditional British enemy.
George Rogers Clark Led the capture of a series of British forts in the Illinois country, which allowed the Americans to take control of vast parts of the Ohio territory.
Yorktown Last major battle of the Revolutionary War in which General Washington, with the support of the French navy, forced the surrender of British General Charles Cornwallis.
Treaty of Paris (1783) Peace treaty that ended the American Revolution and resulted in the independence of the United States and established the Mississippi River as the western border of the United States.
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