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
Continental Congress
Name of the war which lasted eight years when colonists fought for their independence from Britain
Revolutionary War
(American Revolution)
official ending of the War; peace agreement
Treaty of Paris
sudden and serious change
revolution
Freedom from another country
Independence
These were colonists who wanted to be free from British rule.
Patriots
British General who surrendered at Yorktown
Charles Cornwallis
Who was the King of England during the American Revolution?
King George III
Which side did Natives largely side with?
Britain
a tax on imports
tariff
What camp did Washington show his leadership at that soldiers suffered from freezing temps, starvation, and disease?
Valley Forge
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
What Frenchman befriended Washington and helped the Patriots?
Marquis de Lafayette
refusal to follow
resistance
Who organized the Sons of Liberty?
Samuel Adams
These people were Colonists who argued that the colonies should not separate from Britain
Loyalists
South Carolinian who attacked the British from the swamps - the Swamp Fox
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
Two things the Second Continental Congress did?
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 and said "I have not yet begun to fight!"
John Paul Jones
What law required colonists to house and feed British soldiers?
Quartering Act
Who was the leader of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War?
George Washington
The year the Declaration of Independence was signed
1776
against; conflicting views
opposition
tax on paper goods
stamp act
What petition did the Second Continental Congress send to King George III, hoping he'd listen and make things better?
The Olive Branch Petition
Ways in which women supported the Patriot cause (give at least 2)
-Planted and harvested crops
-Made guns and other weapons
-Made blankets and uniforms
-Disguised and fought
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, Cuba, Prussia
government ruled by its citizens
democracy