French and Indian War
The French and Indian War was fought here
Ohio Valley
This put a tax on molasses
Sugar Act
This officially marked the colonists announcing itself its own nation
Declaration of Independence
What was the importance of the Battle of Trenton?
Moral boost for the Continental Army
List 2 strengths of the Americans
Homefield advantage; George Washington; Had a cause they were fighting for; help from foreign countries
How did the French and Indian War lead to the start of the Revolution?
It led to Britain taxing the Colonies to pay for the debt it caused them
This taxed imported goods such as tea, glass, paper, paint
Townshend Acts
Common Sense
This battle led to the French deciding to take a more active role in helping the Americans
Saratoga
Provide 2 ways that women helped during the Revolutionary War
Mad goods and boycotted English goods; sewed uniforms and blankets; tended farms and ran busineeses at home; acted as spies; delivered water to troops on the battlefield; actually fought in some instances
Give 1 reason Natives sided with the French
Better trading partners, treated them better, not interested in taking their land, didn't have negative view of them like the British
This required official documentations on things such as marriage licenses, playing cards, dice, deeds
Stamp Act
This meeting was led by 55 delegates who discussed their grievances with England
First Continental Congress
The British went to Concord for this reason
Destroy stockpiled weapons
Give 2 reasons why foreign countries decided to help America
Common enemy (hated England); Hoped to gain territory back it lost; revenge from losing French and Indian War; Believed Americans should have their freedom
This was the military leader for the British
George Washington
This closed Boston Harbor, banned townhall meetings, and made it so colonists had to house British soldiers, in response to the Boston Tea Party
Coercive Acts
This was created at the Second Continental Congress as a last-ditch effort to avoid full-scale war with England
Olive Branch Petition
Last major battle of the Revolution that lead to Cornwallis' surrender
Battle of Yorktown
List 2 weaknesses of the British during the Revolution.
Lacked support from home; had to travel across the ocean; didn't know the terrain
This was a promise made by the King of England to the Natives that they would not move beyond the Appalachian Mountains
Proclamation of 1763
This was the rallying call of the colonists against England for not having a say in parliament
No Taxation without Representation
He was a major influence in the creation of the Declaration of Independence because of his stance on life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
John Locke
This marked the end of the Revolutionary War
Treaty of Paris 1783
America recognized as independent country; British promise to withdrawl troops from America; Americans gained fishing rights to waters off coast of Canada; US promised to treat loyalists fairly and give them back their land that was taken; America gains a large amount of land