Events
People
Terms
Important things to Remember
100
The First battle of the Revolutionary War
What is Lexington and Concord?
100
Revolutionary man who wrote the pamphlet "Common Sense"
Wh0 is Thomas Paine?
100
A Revolution means....
What is a big change or you are not happy with the existing government so you alter it.
100
Document written on July 4, 1776 to declare official independence from Britian
What is Declaration of Independence?
200
This committee came together to discuss ways to deal with the British Parliament and the British King.
What is First Continental Congress?
200
Man who rode the Midnight Ride and warned the colonists that the British were coming.
Who is Paul REvere?
200
THese were secret groups protesting against the King's laws.
Who is Sons of Liberty?
200
What was the Olive Branch Petition written for?
What is ask King George to repeal the INtolerable Acts, declare loyalty to the King, and ask him to stop fighting.
300
This committee came together to set up a Continental Army.
What is Second Continental Congress?
300
Parliament makes:
What is laws?
300
The Continental Army's commander and Chief?
Who is George Washington?
300
What was Common Sense about?
What is a pamplet to convince colonists the King was not good to them so they should break away?
400
Describe 3 terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1783.
What is recognize American independence, AMericans will pay for loyalist lost property, American will recognize their border, British and AMericans will pay back debts to eachother, British will return slaves?
400
Men who are paid by the British to help fight in the Revolution against the colonists
Who are mercenaries?
400
Name one advantage and one disadvantage that the British had in fighting this war
What is advantages: good weapon, money, best navy, good trained men. Disadvantages: live far away, not motivated, not fighting on own land
400
WHy was the Battle of Saratoga a turning point in this war?
What is French helped the colonists fight
500
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness was written at which event?
What is Declaration of Independence?
500
Difference between patriots and loyalists?
What is patriots are against the KIng and loyalist fight with the King
500
Name one advantage and one disadvantage of the AMerican Colonists fighting in this war.
What is advantages: fight on own land, motivated, foreign aid disadvantages: lack of money and supplies, untrained soldiers, no navy, loyalists
500
Name one political, one social and one economic effect of this war.
What is social--lost many people, tried to do away with slavery economic-lost a lot of money, stopped paying Churches, debt political---changed religious freedom laws, got a new government, no more kings.
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