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What was the Protestant group that wanted to purify the Anglican church?
Puritans
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Which Act was the first one passed by Britain to tax the colonists?
Sugar Act
What compromise was made at the First Continental Congress?
-colonists would continue to peacefully boycott British goods
-the colonial militias would prepare for war
What happened at Lexington & Concord
the shot heard around the world started the American Revolution
What was the Separatist group that left England in the early 1600s to escape persecution?
Pilgrims
What did John Smith do?
helped save the Jamestown colony
forced people to farm (said they could not eat if they did not farm)
How did the colonists react to the Stamp Act?
boycotted British goods
What happened at the Second Continental Congress?
-Declaration of Independence was written
-seal for the country was created
young (under 16)
little/no money or property
untrained
What are staple crops? Give 2 examples
crops that are always needed
-wheat
-barley
-oats
Who was John Rolfe
started the tobacco industry in the colonies
married Pocahontas
What did the Townshend Acts place duties on?
-glass
-paper
-tea
-paint
Who was Patrick Henry?
-lawyer from Virginia who attended the First Continental Congress
-told the Virginia colonists what happened at the meeting to motivate them to fight for independence
-said "Give me liberty or give me death!"
What happened in Canada during the American Revolution?
-Patriot leaders wanted to invade British-controlled Canada and make it the “14th colony”
-Captured Montreal
-General Benedict Arnold led his troops to attack Quebec & lost it
What was the Enlightenment?
movement in the 1700s that spread the idea that reason and logic could improve society
Who wrote Common Sense?
Thomas Paine
What was the Tea Act?
Allowed the British East India Company to sell tea directly to the colonists at a low price without a tax
The Declaration of Independence says "all men are created equal" even though it left out 3 major groups. Who were they?
-women
-African Americans
-Native Americans
What role did women play in the American Revolution?
-Ran farms & businesses
-Raised money for supplies
-Made clothing
-Served as messengers, nurses, spies
What was the Great Awakening?
a religious movement that swept through the colonies in the 1730s and 1740s
Who said, "Give me liberty or give me death!"
Patrick Henry
Why was the Toleration Act of 1659 needed?
Maryland was started as a safe place for Catholics, but a large amount of Protestants moved their after seeing that it was successful.
The Toleration Act helped keep peace between the Catholics and Protestants.
What were the 3 main ideas in the Declaration of Independence?
1. All people have inalienable rights
2. King George III violated the colonists' inalienable rights
3. The colonists had the right to break free
Who were the Hessians?
soldiers from Hesse, Germany hired by Britain to fight on their side