American Revolution #1
Influential booklet that encouraged colonists to declare independence from Britian
Common Sense
Document in which the American colonists explain their reasons for separating from Britain
Declaration of Independence
Group of delegates (representatives) that acted as the government for the American colonies
Name of the war which lasted eight years when colonists fought for their independence from Britain
Revolutionary War
(American Revolution)
Colonial soldiers would be ready to resist British attack “in a minute"
Minutemen
to enter the armed forces
enlist
Freedom from another country
Independence
Someone that wanted to be free from British rule.
Patriot
British General who surrendered at Yorktown
Who was the King of England during the American Revolution?
King George
Leader of Virginia frontier fighters in the Ohio River Valley
George Rogers Clark
a tax on imports
tariff
Which brief battle forced the British to retreat to Boston?
Concord
Who wrote Common Sense?
Thomas Paine
First signer of the Declaration of Independence with the largest signature
John Hannock
Who warned that the Redcoats (British army) was coming during the Battle of Lexington and Concord?
Paul Revere
True or False - When colonists heard about the signing of the Declaration of Independence, they celebrated by firing cannons and guns and tearing down the statue of the king.
True
control by the military
martial law
Who organized the Sons of Liberty?
Samuel Adams
A Colonist who argued that the colonies should not separate from Britain
Loyalist
South Carolinian who attacked the British from the swamps
Francis Marion
Representative from each colony met to discuss the Intolerable Acts but decided to try to work things out with King George
First Continental Congress
What were two things the Second Continental Congress did to try to amend with the British?
Sent the Olive Branch Petition and formed the Continental Army
to cancel
repeal
Famous saying that was a rallying call for the colonist when fighting against the acts imposed by Britain
"No taxation without representation"
The captain who commanded the Bonhomme Richard
John Paul Jones
What set of laws placed new taxes on the colonists after the repeal of the Stamp Act
The Townshend Acts
Who was the leader of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War?
George Washington
The year the Declaration of Independence was signed
1776
to give food or shelter to others
quarter
leader of the Green Mountain Boy who captured Fort Ticonderoga
Ethan Allen
What petition did the Second Continental Congress extend to King George III?
The Olive Branch Petition
-Planted and harvested crops
-Made guns and other weapons
-Made blankets and uniforms
Why was the Battle of Saratoga a turning point in the war?
The French became an ally for the Patriots after the victory.
Name 3 allies of the Patriots.
Possible answers: French, African American, Spanish, Dutch, Oneidas
the spirits or confidence of a people or group
morale