People
Asked France for help during the war
Benjamin Franklin
Spot of British surrender in the Revolutionary War
Army made up of untrained, common people
Militia
Why would someone choose to be a loyalist
To speak against the patriots for their unjust acts against the loyalists
The patriots treated the loyalists unjustly and poorly, with inhuman acts
What was the most widespread form of protest against the new laws passed by Parliament after the French and Indian War?
Refusing to buy British-made goods
Who would elect the government in the new republic
Common People
Turning point of the war for the Americans, the French became allies
Battle of Saratoga
Groups of patriots who threw tea in the Boston harbor
Sons of Liberty
How did women help support the war effort
Women were not able to be in war, but some women disguised themselves as men so they could fight
There was a group of women that would help participate in wars to fight and help, women that did not participate would make clothing and other house work
What was the arguements that the colonists made against the Stamp Act
parliament did not have the right to tax the colonies directly
Drafted/wrote the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
Native uprisings in Virgnina, Pennsylvia, and Maryland
Pontiac's Rebellion
Representatives from each colony, except Georgia, formed this and met in Philly
First Continental Congress
How did Thomas Paine's common sense affect the move towards independence
Paine's Common Sense encourages rebellion against the Britain
Who would elect the government in the new republic?
Common people
General for the British, and then for the Americans
George Washington
Great Britain raised taxes on the colonists in order to pay for what
The French and Indian War
Official fighting force of there American colonies
Continental Army
How did the natives benefit from the early conflicts of the French and British
Since the French and British were both aided by the natives, they had good relations with each group
After the War, the American Republic was formed as well as which other modern-day nation
Dominion of Canada
French general who came to help the Americans fight the British
Lafayette
What effect did the American Revolution have on the world?
Achieving liberty and equality became realistic goals and inspired other revolutions
Treaty of Paris
Declared that the United States of America was free
What arguments did the colonists make against taxation and why did people in Britain find these arguments confusing?
The colonists made arguments against parliament, that parliament did not have the right to text the colonists directly
The British found these arguments confusing, because they gave the colonists housing, food, clothing, and etc...
What effect fit the American Revolution have on the world
Achieving liberty and equality became realistic goals and inspired other revolutions