People
Leader of Colonial forces during the revolution
George Washington
First 2 battles of Revolution
Lexington and Concord
Author of Common Sense
Thomas Paine
Act intended to benefit the East India Company
Tea Act of 1773
Author of the first draft of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
George III
1774-Meeting of 12 of 13 colonies in Philadelphia
First Continental Congress
The decision to revolt or not revolt can be identified in the arguments between 2 delegates. Who?
Adams and Dickinson
This Act established British military rule in Massachussetts
Coersive/Intolerable Acts
Treaty that end the war
Treaty of Paris
Defended British troops during the trial for the Boston Massacre
John Adams
Also known as the 7 Years War
French and Indian War
Result of the First Continental Congress
Agreed on ban of British imports and consumption of tea from East India Company
Name 1 of the 3 stated powers of the Federal government according to the Articles of Confederation
Common defense, security of liberties, general welfare
Who said/and what was he refering to- “ one of the most gallant, generous, manly, and disinterested actions of my whole life.”
John Adams/Defense of British during Boston Massacre trial
Delegate from Pennsylvania who argued against revolution
John Dickinson
Identify 1 way the French and Indian War effected the colonies?
–strengthened the American colonies significantly by removing their European rivals to the north and south and opening the Mississippi Valley to westward expansion.
–War bankrupted the British Crown
–Indian rebellion becomes less likely-Can’t play England/France off each other
What was the result of the Second Continental Congress?
Articles of Confederation
What was the main issue of the Articles of Confederation?
Creates a national but very weak federal government
His writings/ideas/"Rights of Man" impacted the thinking of many colonial leaders
John Locke
The ________ Boys attacked Native Americans in Delaware
Paxton
What is the signifcance of the Somerset decision?
Whites on both sides of the Atlantic noted the absurdity of colonists protesting their own perceived enslavement by Parliament while those same colonists enslaved Africans
Who said-"The Revolution was in the minds of the people, and this was effected from 1760 to 1775, 15 fifteen years before a drop of blood was shed at Lexington.”
John Adams
Name 3 of the Committee of 5 who wrote the Declaration
Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin, John Adams, Roger Sherman, Robert Livingston
Explain the reasoning George Washington was selected the first president rather than John Adams
Washington is war hero
Adams was too outspoken/abrasive
Adams role in Boston Massacre Trial