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
Who was the King of England during the American Revolution?
King George
official ending of the War; peace agreement
Treaty of Paris
sudden and serious change
revolution
Document that declared the colonies were no longer a part of Great Britain
Declaration of Independence
Someone that wanted to be free from British rule.
Patriot
Ways in which women supported the Patriot cause
-Planted and harvested crops
-Made guns and other weapons
-Made blankets and uniforms
-Disguised and fought
Who warned that the Redcoats (British army) was coming during the Battle of Lexington and Concord?
Paul Revere
Name 3 allies of the Patriots.
Possible answers: French, African American, Spanish, Dutch, Oneidas, Cuba, Prussia
government ruled by its citizens
democracy
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 was the leader of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War?
George Washington
What Frenchman befriended Washington and helped the Patriots?
Marquis de Lafayette
refusal to follow
resistance
Who organized the Sons of Liberty?
Samuel Adams
A Colonist who argued that the colonies should not separate from Britain
Loyalist
What law required colonists to house and feed British soldiers?
Quartering Act
Why was the Battle of Saratoga a turning point in the war?
The French became an ally for the Patriots after the victory.
What were 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"
What petition did the Second Continental Congress extend to King George III?
The Olive Branch Petition
British General who surrendered at Yorktown
Charles Cornwallis
Representative from each colony met to discuss the Intolerable Acts but decided to try to work things out with King George
First Continental Congress
The year the Declaration of Independence was signed
1776
against; conflicting views
opposition