Causes
Declaration written in 1776; first read to colonist July 8th of that same year, and later sent to the King of England.
The Declaration of Independence.
The Stamp Act
One of the first Tax acts passed against the colonies after the French and Indian war. Created in 1765. Taxed all Paper goods and or "Luxury items".
George Washington
General/leader of the Continental Army. Founding Father. Face of the American Revolution.
"The shot heard round the World"
Lexington, and Concord, 1775.
Define: Sovereignty
The ability for a country to govern itself, earned global recognition.
Passed in 1763; this limited colonial expansion west, and negatively effected relations between Great Britain and her colonies.
The Proclamation Line
Allowed British Soldiers to live with colonial residents (they could not deny them). Re-instated with the intolerable acts.
Quartering Act
Who represented the American colonies in Parliament and would later be responsible for convincing the French to join the American Revolution?
(Hint - He created the Bifocals).
Benjamin Franklin
What happens at Valley Forge in 1777-1778?
Dangerous winter and the encampment of 11,000 Continental soldiers; Washington arrives and stays for the remainder of the winter to boost morale.
He was hailed as "the Hero of Saratoga".
Benedict Arnold
Used as propaganda in the build up to the American Revolution, it shows British Soldiers firing into a crowd.
The Boston Massacre
The Declaratory Act.
Passed after the removal of the Stamp and Sugar Act(s). Act created by the King solely to demonstrate his power over the colonies.
He was the first individual to be shot and killed during the Boston Massacre. He was used as a Martyr to propagate for American independence.
Crispus Attucks
An ambush pulled by the American Colonist on December 25th-26th. Resulting in a Colonial victory and leading to the battle of Princeton shortly after (hint: portrait of Washington crossing the Delaware).
Battle of Trenton
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson - Jefferson had earned a reputation as an eloquent voice for the patriotic cause after his 1774 publication of “A Summary View of the Rights of British America,” and he was given the task of producing a draft of what would become the Declaration of Independence.
Occurred in 1773, leading to the Intolerable acts the following year.
The Boston tea Party
Writs of Assistance
Open Search Warrants, violates colonial rights of privacy.
Patrick Henry
Made a famous speech:
"The distinctions between Virginians, Pennsylvanians and New Englanders are no more. I am not a Virginian; I am an American!"
"No Taxation Without Representation".
Battle of Saratoga
American Victory lead by General Benedict Arnold, 1777. Convinced France to join the revolution.
The Sons of Liberty
A radical group responsible for leading the rebellion's against England, prior to the start of the American Revolution. They used both violence's and boycotting to achieve their goals. This group was home to quite a few of our founding fathers.
The Sons liberty.
Coercive Acts
Otherwise known as the intolerable acts; included Administrative act, Port Act, Quartering Act, Administrative Acts.
James Otis
"taxation without representation is Tyranny!"
A Slogan of the revolutionary war and years before; the colonist were not allowed to choose representatives in the English parliament.
Stated after the passing of the Stamp Act (1765).
Describe the events that took place during the Battle of Yorktown; September/October of 1781.
(Strategy employed b each side, Generals, who surrenders to who?).
Americans surround the British encampment from the North, South, and West, while their French allies cut off British retreat and supplies from the Atlantic ocean.
General Cornwallis surrenders to General George Washington and Marquis De Lafayette.
Define Monopoly, give an example
Dee Beers (Modern, Diamonds). East India Trading Co. (1700s)
exclusive possession or control of the supply of or trade in a commodity or service.