Key Ideas
Thomas Jefferson
Law that forbid the colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains, angered the colonists
Proclamation of 1763
First battle of the American Revolution
Lexington and Concord
General and Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army
George Washington
Cause: Boycotting Goods
Effect: ?
John Locke's ideas of unalienable rights
Life, Liberty, Property
Angered Colonists, led to boycotting of British goods
Stamp Act
Turning point of the American Revolution
Saratoga
Women of the American Revolution:
1. Author of poems and plays convincing patriots to join
2. "Remember the Ladies"
Mercy Otis Warren
Abigail Adams
Cause: Boston Tea Party
Effect: ?
Intolerable Acts
What document is this from:
"Never hath nature made a satellite larger than the primary planet"
Common Sense
Cause: ?
Effect: massive debt and resentment of the colonists toward the King.
French and Indian War
Last major battle of the American Revolution
Yorktown
Leaders of Sons of Liberty, he helped organize the Boston Tea Party
Sam Adams
British controlled colonial trade; angered colonists
Mercantilism
The belief that the British should have permission from colonists to pass taxes (the main reason for the American Revolution)
Consent of the governed (think: NO taxation without representation)
The British response to the Boston Tea Party (tension between the colonists and British escalated)
Intolerable Acts
After the last battle (Yorktown) this treaty recognized the U.S. as an independent nation
Treaty of Paris
Successfully led a naval fleet against the British
John Paul Jones
To stay out of colonial affairs so long as the colonists continue sending you goods
Salutary Neglect
Why did colonists feel their civil liberties had been violated leading up to the American Revolution? (Give 2 grievances of the Declaration of Independence)
No representation
Quartering
No trial by Jury
Mercantilism
Required soldiers to be housed in your home
Quartering Act
Explain Valley Forge's significance to the American Revolution.
Harsh winter, disease, perseverance, hope, training with Baron von Steuben
Advocates of Peace
1. Name
2. Document Name
1. Quakers
2. Olive Branch Petition
(Restriction of westward expansion/Colonial settlements remain east of Appalachian)
Proclamation of 1763