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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Triangular Trade | Colonial trade route between New England, West Indies, and Wesr Africa. Slaves were taken from Africa, and molasses were taken from colonies. Navigation Acts limited this trade which started rebellion from Great Britian |
| Great Awakening | Religious movement that occured in colonies from the 1730s to the 1740s. Changed colonial religion,social, political life. Dramatic sermons given (by Jonathan Edwards) |
| The French and Indian War (1754) | War between New England colonists, and the Wampanoag. 600 colonists died, 3,000 indians died. The colonial militia won in 1676 |
| Proclamation Act of 1763 | banned British settlement west of the App. Mountians |
| Samuel Adams | American revolutionary who led the agitation that led to Boston Tea Party. Signed the Declaration of Independence.` |
| Boycott | form of protest, used often during American Rev. |
| Stamp Act of 1765 | This was an act that required all colonists to pay for a stamp when they bought all paper items |
| Repeal | repeal is a term that means taking away, like during the American Rev., acts were sometimes repealed |
| Townshend Acts (1767) | Acts that placed duties on supplies such as glass, tea, paper, lead, etc. Colonists hated these new laws |
| Boston Massacre | The event when a lone british soldier was standing guard, and got in a fight with a colonists. A crowd gathered and said shoot if you dare. The soldier shot and killed 3 men. aka BLOODY MASSACRE |
| Boston Tea Party | Colonists dressed up as indians in the middle of the night, and dumped 340 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor. occured on the night of December 16,1773 |
| Sons of Liberty | Secret society, organized by Samuel Adams, protested against Stamp Act. Sometimes violent (scared tax collectors). |
| Intolerable Acts | British prime minister was furious about Boston Tea Party, so he passed the Coercive Acts (aka The Intolerable Acts). Had several effects such as: -Boston Harbor was closed till ruined tea was payed for. -General Thomas Gage became the new governor in m |
| First Continental Congress | A gathering in the fall of 1774 of delegates from throughout the colonies, takes place in Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia. |
| Battle of Lexington Concord 1775 | First Battle of Rev. War. British went to destroy large supply of weapons. Paul Revere told minutemen to get ready to fight. The british destroyed all weapons they could find, as British retreated, minutemen shot 250 british dead on way back. |
| Minutemen | members of the civilian volunteer militia. |
| Second Continental Congress | In May 1775, delegates gathered from 12 colonies in philadelphia, they discussed if they should go to war or not. |
| Battle of Bunker HIll | Battle proved the colonists could take the British. During night colonists had dug in to Breed's Hill. Patriots low on gun powder and supplies, and lost, but British suffered 1,000 deaths, much more than patriots |
| Common Sense | A 47-page pamphlet in January 1776 that urged separation from Great Britain. Published anonymously by Thomas Paine |
| Declaration of Independence | A document that formally announced the colonies' break from Great Britain. Written by mostly John Adams, Robert R. Livingston, Thomas Jefforson, and Roger Sherman. |
| Thomas Jefferson | Main writer of the Declaration of Independence, third president, Continental Congress member. |
| Patriots | The colonists who chose to fight for independence (40-45% of Americans) |
| Loyalists | (aka Tories) Those who stayed loyal to Great Britain |
| People "left out" of the Declaration of Independence | Many feel the Declaration of Independence ignored many colonists. Abigail Adams (wife of samuel adams), wanted women's rights to be included in the document. also the rights of enslaved african americans were not listed, and slavery was completely legal |
| Who fought (groups) in the American Revolution | The colonial forces, and the british forces were the main groups who fought during the American Rev. But also the french, spanish, and american indians. |
| Advantages and Disadvantages of British Forces | British Forces: Advantages: -well-trained, well-equipped soldiers -large, powerful navy Disadvantages: -had to cross atlantic ocean -used mercenaries as soldiers |
| Advantages and Disadvantages of Colonial Forces | Colonial Forces: Advantages: -fought for what they believed in -got help from european nations weaknesses: -untrained, poorly equipped soldiers -small navy |
| Battle of Trenton (1776) | Washington would lose his army without victory; took a risk by attacking Hessians in Trenton, New Jersey Since they celebrated Christmas the day before, all Hessians were all asleep on Christmas night. Patriots took 900 prisoners, and won. important vic. |
| Battle of Saratoga (1777) | British angry that Patriots were winning. They had plan to invade Canada, recapture Fort Ticonderoga, then sweep south to Albany. Became stuck in thick jungle,when army reached Saratoga, army was VERY outnumbered.Greatest victory for American Forces. |
| Battle of Yorktown (1781) | Washington left French & American force on march to Virginia. Patriots surrounded British. This was the last battle in the American Rev. The Patriots won. |
| Treaty of Paris (1783) | Took 2 years to come to this peace agreement, but finally Great Britian recognized the independence of the United States. British leaders also accepted American rights to settle and trade west of the original 13 colonies. |
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