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US History
3.3 The Road to Independence
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Concord | This is where a large stock of Patriot munitions were stored |
| Second Continental Congress | Delegates from the 13 colonies that assembled in Philadelphia beginning in May 1775 which became the colonial government throughout the War for Independence, took control of the colonial army in Boston |
| Fort Ticonderoga | Fort in NY that fell to continental forces on May 10, 1775 |
| Bunker Hill | Major battle on June 16th, 1775. British won, but many British died |
| Patriots | Fought for and in support of American Independence |
| Olive Branch Petition | Pledge loyalty to the king and queen and requested intervention concerning Parliament's actions |
| Proclamation of Rebellion | Declared that parts of the American colonies were "open and avowed enemies" |
| Prohibitory Act | Ordered all trade with the American colonies be stopped and all ships involved in trading be seized |
| Common Sense | This is a pamphlet that was written by Thomas Paine and he said government is essential, but monarchy was foolish |
| John Locke | His ideas were used a lot in the Declaration of Independence and taught that citizens had the right to overthrow tyrants |
| Loyalists | American colonists who supported Great Britain during the American Revolution |
| Lexington | The Battles of Lexington and Concord on 19 April 1775, the famous 'shot heard 'round the world', marked the start of the American War of Independence |
| Thomas Paine | an English-born American Founding Father, French Revolutionary, inventor, political philosopher, and statesman |
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