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American Revolution Dayne Michael p3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Triangular Trade | a system which goods and slave were traded among the Americ's Brtian and Africa |
| Great Awakening | a religous movement in the colonies in the 1730's and 1740's affected social and poltical life bringing more people to services |
| The French and Indian War | -1600's and 1700's FRance and Britan fought for Control in AmericaColonists wanted to settle in the Hoio River Valley -Fighting began in 1753 Washington surrendered in 1754 start war - Treaty of Paris ended the war Britan recived Frances land |
| Proclamtion of 1763 | British feared more fighing between colonists and Indians King GeorgeIII issued the Act banning colonial settlements past the Applichan Mountain range when they just fought for that land |
| Samuel Adams | Sam adams was a local leader in Boston beleievd No taxation withiout representation -Helped found the the Commity of Corrospndence -A founding member of sons of Liberty |
| Boycott | a method of protest were colonists refuse to buy english goods - trying to convince parliment to repal taxes and was pretty effective |
| Stamp Act of 1765 | Act reqiured colonists to pay for an offical; stamp on any paper documents such as legal document, newspaper, or even playing cards -first time colonists taxed directly and boycotted the act and was repeled |
| Repeal | pressur grew against parliment to repal the stamp act they soon did -parliment got angry for the colonists were cyhallenging them -the result of the repeal was the Delclatory Act saying Parliment had the power to tax the colonies however they wanted |
| Townshend Act 1767 | taxed tea glass paint paper and lead -Allowed tax collectors to seach for smuggled goods -Liberty Ship was searched for smuggling awhich angered the Sons of liberty who attacked the houses of customs officals |
| Bosotn Massacre 1770 | Colonist saw British soilders as a threat -The soilders weren't welcome -both sides started harrasing the others - british fired into the crowd killing 5 colonist - |
| Boston Tea Party 1773 | Parliment passed the Tea Act of 1773 which allowed the British East India Trading Company to sell tea directly to colonists -Three ships landed in Boston Harbor full of tea on ecember 16,1773 -coloinsts wentahnd dumpeed 340 chests of tea into the harbor |
| Sons of Libety | a group of patriot rebels that terriozed tax collectors and protested against British rules and laws |
| Intloerable Acts of 1774 | -Parliment in response to the Boston Tea Party passed the Corcive acts which the colonists calle the Intolerable acts -Boston Harbor was closed, Massachuttes charter was canceled, and General Thomas Gage became Massachuttes govenor |
| First Continetal Congress 1774 | a gathering of Delagtes from around the coloni8es to Philadelphia -debated about enfgland - Came to a compromise to halt all trade with Britan and begin to train colonial milita for war |
| Battle of Lexingotn and Concord 1775 | -British heard of a weapons cash in Concord -700 british soliders marched to lexingotn on april 18 were 70 milita soilders waited for them - Battle ended quickly British killed man miltia and destroyed the weapions cash -ambushed on the way back to Bos |
| Minuteman | member of civilian militia volunteers they were the first real fighters against the british at Lexington and Concord |
| Second Continental Congress | May 1775 delegates from delegates from 12 colonies met in Philadelphia THe Congress decided not to break away from Britain but it declared that the Massachusetts militia would become the Continental Army |
| Battle of Bunker Hill | may 10,1775 1600 patriot solders were dug in at the top of Breed's Hill -low on ammo waited for the british to get close then cut them down -British tried three times to take the hill the third time the Patriots were out of ammo -British casualties 10 |
| Common Sense | -written by Thomas Paine -47 page pamphlet published in January 1776 they urged separation from Englandit was widely influential leading up too the war |
| Thomas Jefferson | The man writer of the Declaration of Independence -wrote the act that broke all ties of the colonies to Britain |
| Declaration of Independence July 4th 1776 | announced the breaking off from england and lead to the revolutionary war |
| Patriots | people who wanted independence from Britian 40-45 percent of the population and they would later fight to defat the stingiest country in the world |
| Loyalists | people who were still loyal to Britan 20-30 percent were loyalists |
| People 'left out' of the Declaration of Independence | slaves and women didn't have their rights recognized in the Declaration of Independence slavery was one topi that wasn't touch for it could have changed the3 support behind the revolution |
| Who fought in the American Revolution | British and they hired hessians against the Colonies who received help form France and Spain after the victory at Sarstoga |
| Advantages and Disadvantages on the British and Colonial forces | the colonial forces had belief on their sides along with help from European nations but suffered from a lack of supplies and had a small navy -British forces were well trained and equipped with a strong navy, but they were fighting across the ocean |
| Battle of Trenton 1776 | Washington after being pushed back into Pennsylvania by the British went on the offensive. - Crossed the Delaware river on Christmas night 1776 and attacked the partying hessians and surprised them winning taking over 900 prisoners |
| Battle of Saratoga 1777 | Genral Burgone (British went with his forces to take down the colonial forces - american General Hartio Gates crushed the british and this led to the spanish and french helping the Americans |
| Battle of Yorktown 1781 | General Washingotn cornered cornwalis at yorktown making him surrender it was the last major battle of the Revlotionary war |
| Treaty of Paris 1783 | two years to come to a peace agreement -spain got florid and The us got its land and British got spain |
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