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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Triangular trade | Trade route between America,Britain,and Africa. |
| Great Awakening | Preachers gave sermons about spiritual equality which made colonists ask for political equality. |
| The French and Indian War 1754 | British against France;British won Canada,and all French lands east of the Mississippi River; this war left england in a lot of debt. |
| Proclomation Act of 1763 | Stated that colonists could not settle past the border;Made colonists angry |
| Samuel Adams | Helped found the Committees of Correspondance, and Sons of Liberty |
| Boycott | Popular method of protest in which people refused to buy British goods |
| Stamp Act 1765 | Required colonists to pay for an official stamp on any paper item |
| Repeal | What the British did to taxes when coloninists protested too much; proved colonists had power |
| Townshend Acts 1767 | Placed duties on glass,lead,paints,paper,and tea;Colonists hated new laws because they took away power from colonial governments |
| Boston Massacre 1770 | British soldier and colonist argued and the soldier struck him,a crowd gathered and began to throw snowballs,soldiers were forced to shoot killed 5;showed that colonists were not afraid to fight. |
| Boston Tea Party 1773 | Colonists disguised as indians snuck onto the tea-filled ships and dumped 340 tea chests into the harbor;showed that colonists were ready to fight. |
| Sons of Liberty | Samuel Adams founded, group that often used violence to scare tax collectors;group that wanted to fight British |
| Intolerable Acts 1774 | Boston harbor closed until Boston paid for ruined tea,Massachusetts's charter canceled,Royal officials went to Britain for trial, and General Thomas Gage became governor. |
| First Continental Congress 1774 | Delegates gathered and met at Carpenters Hall in Philadelphia,compromised:halted all trade with Britain,and alerted the colonial militias to prepare for war;showed that they were trying to unite. |
| Battle of Lexington-Concord 1775 | 700 British soldiers headed to concord,minutemen were waiting for them at lexington,attack lasted only few minutes, British went to concord,as they retreated to boston the roads swarmed with minutemen, by the end of the day more than 250 soldiers had died |
| Minutemen | Members of civilian militia,could be ready in a minute;showed that colonies were ready to fight. |
| Second Continental Congress 1775 | delegates from 12 of the colonies met in Philadelphia,compromised:Congress did not break away from Britain,but declared Massachusetts militia to be Continental Army. |
| Battle of Bunker Hill 1775 | Colonial forces dug in at Breed's hill,twice the British retreated,on third try colonists were out of gunpowder,so they faught with their bare hands until hey were forced to retreat;proved that colonists would not be easy to beat. |
| Common Sense | 47-page pamphlet published in January 1776, urged seperation from Great Britain ;signified that colonists were ready to try and break free of britain |
| Thomas Jefferson | main writer of the Decleration of Independence |
| Declaration of Independence July 4,1776 | formally announced the colonies' break from britain |
| Patriots | Chose to fight for independence,40-45% were patriots |
| Loyalists | Remained loyal to Great Britain,20-30% were loyalists,more than 50,000 fled during the Revolutionary War |
| People "left out' of the Declaration of Indepedence | Women,and African Americans rights were not acknoledged until later on in Americas history |
| Who fought(groups) in the American Revoulution | Patriots,British soldiers,African Americans, Native Americans, and later on the French,and Spainiards;showed that many people were involved in the war for American freedom. |
| Advantages and Disadvantages of British & Colonial Forces | British:Advantages;Professionaly trained,Huge Navy,Lots of Resources.Disadvantages;Distance,British disliked war taxes,Poor Leadership.Colonial: Advantages;Patriotism,Help from Europe, Outstanding leadership.Disadvantages; Outnumbered,Lack of supplies. |
| Battle of Trenton 1776 | General Howe left New Jersey in the hands of Hesians,so on Christmas night,Washington and 2,400 soldiers went across Delaware River, and in the morning attacked the sleeping Hessians,American soldiers took more than 900 prisoners |
| Battle of Saratoga 1777 | British General Burgoyne came up with a plan,his plan failed and while going through thick forests there were many obstacles, General Burgoyne's plan failed and the colonists won the battle,this battle became a turning point,and they got help from Europe |
| Battle of Yorktown 1781 | Washington led French-Americanforce on a march to Virginia to cut of escape routes,and Patriots surrounded Cornwallis's army,French navy prevented British ships from leaving,on October 19 Cornwallis surrendered. |
| Treaty of Paris 1783 | Delegates took more than 2 years to come to a peace agreement;Great Britain recognized the independence of the United states,set Americas borders . |
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