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Which grievance against King George III is listed in the Declaration of Independence?
Imposing taxes without consent
This treaty ended the American Revolution.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
This battle was the first of the war and was known as a The shot heard 'round the world
Lexington and Concord
These soldiers boasted that they could be ready to leave any minute.
What were minutemen?
Who wrote the Declaration of independence?
Thomas Jefferson
name 2 American weaknesses during the war
a lack of experienced, well-trained soldiers, a shortage of essential military supplies like weapons and gunpowder, and the absence of a unified, central government to organize and fund the war effort effectively
Name 2 British weaknesses
vast distance and logistical challenges of supplying troops, lack of familiarity with American terrain, unpopularity of the war at home, reliance on costly mercenaries, failure to grasp the colonists' political resolve for independence, and eventual foreign opposition in the form of French, Spanish, and Dutch intervention
What was the author's of the declaration of independent main job when writing the document?
To explain why the colonies were separating from Great Britain
Name 2 american strengths during revolutionary war
A clear motivation for fighting, strategic and resourceful leadership from George Washington, and the advantage of fighting on their home territory.
George Washington crossed this river on Christmas day to attack Hessian troops.
What is the Delaware River?
Document approved by the Second Continental Congress and sent to King George III, making a final attempt to avoid war with Great Britain
Olive branch petition
Which group of people was offered freedom by the British for joining their side?
African-Americans or Black Americans
Introduction of the Declaration of Independence that explained why the colonists were separating
preamble
Name 2 British strengths during revolutionary war
a powerful and highly trained military, resources, hired hessians and a substantial number of loyalist supporters
Define Hessians
German auxiliary soldiers hired by the British to fight against the American colonies
Diplomat, inventor, and writer whose influence extended beyond the colonies ( he is also on the $100 bill)
Benjamin Franklin
name 2 of the 3 conditions of the treaty of paris
1.Recognition of American independence by Great Britain.
2. Establishment of boundaries The treaty defined the borders of the United States, granting it vast territory stretching west to the Mississippi River, north to Canada, and south to Florida.
3. Loyalist property was returned
What tactics did the continental army use to win against the British in the southern colonies?
Which battle ended the revolutionary war?
Yorktown
The cruel and oppressive use of power by a ruler.
Tyranny