American Revolution #1
King of England during the American Revolution. He issued The Proclamation of 1763 that angered the colonists.
KING GEORGE III.
Document written in which the American colonists explain their reasons for wanting to separate/break-up from Great-Britain
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
What philosopher is associated with Enlightenment ideas used in colonies.
John Locke
April 15, 1783
Treaty of Paris
Someone who betrays their country
Traitor
King George is a "royal brute"
Thomas Paine
Did not want African Americans to fight in the Revolution but later changed his mind
George Washington
Someone that wanted to be free from British rule.
Patriot
Created the three branches of government
Baron de Montesquieu
Brother of the free African American Moses
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German soldier in the American Revolution
Hessian
"No one respects me, no one values me"
Benedict Arnold
It became the 4th Amendment to the US Constitution
The Writs of Assistance
George Washington's decisive victory over General Lord Charles Cornwallis who surrendered; considered the last major land battle of the American Revolutionary War.
Yorktown
On September 9, 1776, the Second Continental Congress adopted a new name for what had been called the "United Colonies.” From now on they would be the ...
United States of America
Who won the revolutionary war?
The Patriots
The right that allows journalists to write articles for a newspaper
Freedom of the Press
"The British are Coming, the British are coming"
Paul Revere/Richard Dawes
Soldier who fights only when the conditions are easy
Sunshine Patriot
Document created once America became its own nation
US Constitution
Ship owned by a Scottish Commander who fought with the Patriots
Bonhomme Richard
Choosing a leader, creating rules and paying war debt
Challenges of an independent nation
Paper money printed by the Patriots
Continentals
A penny saved is a penny earned
Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard's Almanac
8 years
Length of the American Revolution
What are the Unalienable Rights seen in the DOI
Life, Liberty, Pursuit of Happiness
Agreement between two countries for a common cause
Alliance
4 reasons the Patriots won the Revolution
Skilled leadership, patriotic Spirit, home court advantage and help from abroad
The French Revolution
International impact of the American Revolution
Famous saying of "Give me Liberty or Give me Death"
Patrick Henry
Sued to gain freedom for herself and her daughter
Elizabeth Freedman
Great Britain recognized the independence of the United States.
Treaty of Paris of 1783
petition, written by moderates, expressed the colonists’ loyalty to the king and requested a halt in fighting until a solution could be found
Olive Branch Petition
Ideas of Liberty and Freedom that caused a long term effect in the American revolutionn
Long term impact of the Declaration of Independence
Armed civilian ships allowed to attack enemy ships and keep their goods
Privateers
I have not yet begun to fight
John Paul Jones