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(Page 2) Where did the Minutemen hide guns, gunpowder and other supplies that the English wanted to capture?
Lexington and Concord - Massachusetts
(Page 4) What did most representatives who went to the Second Continental Congress not want to do?
They did not want to separate from England and their king.
(Page 8) What did the Second Continental Congress create?
The Declaration of Independence
(Page 10) What happened on Christmas night, 1776?
George Washington led soldiers across the Delaware River into Trenton, New Jersey. The Continental Army defeated German mercenaries who were fighting for England.
(Page 13) What geographic region did English leaders decide to attack in 1779?
The Southern Colonies
(Page 16) What kind of men mostly made up the 5,000 African Americans fighting on the American side of the American Revolution?
Free men from the northern states
(Page 2) Who were Minutemen?
Colonial farmers and townspeople who could be ready to fight in a minute's notice
(Page 4) What did representatives from the Second Continental Congress do?
They wrote the Olive Branch Petition telling King George III they were still loyal to him and did not want to separate from England
(Page 8) What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?
-To explain why the 13 colonies were breaking away from England
-To let the world know about all the bad things that King George III had done and the rights he had taken away
(Page 11) Why did English soldiers want to take control of the entire Hudson River in New York?
To cut off the New England colonies from the other colonies
(Page 13) Why did the Southern Colonies focus on the Southern Colonies?
The Southern Colonies had a larger number of Loyalists who could help fight the Patriots
False
(Page 1) What famous phrase did Virginia speaker Patrick Henry say in March 1775?
"Give me liberty, or give me death!"
(Page 5) What did John Adams help to create?
The Continental Army
(Page 8) Finish this sentence: "We hold these truths to be self-evident,...
"that all men are treated equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."
English soldiers and the Continental Army fought in Saratoga, New York. The Continental Army won and captured 6,000 of England's best soldiers.
(Page 13) What did James Armistead do?
He volunteered to spy for the colonists. He passed information about English plans and weaknesses.
He also told English soldiers that the Continental Army planned to attack New York City, tricking them into believing they were safe in Yorktown, Virginia.
More and more colonists settled on their land and viewed native peoples as enemies
(Page 1) By the start of 1775, what was happening in the 13 colonies?
More and more colonists expected issues with England to lead to war
(Page 5) Who was chosen to lead the Continental Army?
George Washington
(Page) When did the Second Continental Congress accept the Declaration of Independence?
July 4, 1776
(Page 11) What was the Treaty of Alliance?
An agreement between France and the 13 Colonies. France agreed to send troops, ships, and supplies to North America. Spain also allied with the 13 Colonies.
(Page 13) What happened at Yorktown, Virginia?
The English battled the Continental Army and French for 3 weeks. The English surrendered to Washington's army on October 19, 1781.
(Page 16) True or False; By the end of the American Revolution, the phrase "all men are created equal" included all people in the United States.
False
1. To send his soldiers to Lexington first to capture Sam Adams and John Hancock
2. To have his soldiers continue to Concord and take the Minutemen's hidden supplies
(Page 5) What hill did the colonists mistakenly end up fortifying against the English in Boston?
Breed's Hill
(Page 7) What was the social contract?
(Page 11) Why was the Battle of Saratoga a turning point in the war?
It proved to the rest of the world that the colonists could defeat England
(Page 14) What was The Peace of Paris? Explain it using 2 sentences.
A treaty ending the American Revolution. England had to accept the USA as an independent country. Spain was given control of Florida.
(Page 17) How were the American colonies able to win a war against one of the greatest military powers in the world?
The American Revolution was won because ordinary American colonists refused to lose.
(Page 3) What famous phrase did Paul Revere stop and shout at every colonial village and farm to warn of the English coming?
"The Regulars are coming!"
(Page 5) Why were colonial Minutemen told "Don't shoot until you see the whites of their eyes!"?
They could not afford to waste ammunition for their guns
(Page 9) How many Loyalists fought with the English during the American Revolution?
50,000 Loyalists
(Page 12) What were 3 reasons the winter of Valley Forge was so hard for the Continental Army?
1. Supplies did not arrive
2. There was not enough food
3. Many of Washington's men did not have shoes or boots
4. There was a lot of disease
(Page 15) Why did most African Americans support the English?
The English promised freedom to any enslaved person who fought for the king.
(Page 16) What were 3 things that happened to Loyalists after the American Revolution ended?
1. Some Loyalists moved to Canada
2. Some Loyalists stayed in the United States
3. Some Loyalists were forced to give up their homes and property
(Page 3) What resulted because of the Battle of Lexington?
8 minutemen were dead and another 10 were wounded
It gave them new confidence against the English army
(Page 7) What was the Enlightenment? Explain it in 1-2 sentences
It was a movement in Europe where people used reason and knowledge to improve people's lives.
A German soldier named Baron von Steuben came to Valley Forge and trained the Continental Army
(Page 15) Name 3 ways that women played important roles during the American Revolution?
1. They washed and cooked
2. They made gunpowder
3. They nursed the wounded
4. They went to battle, even though they weren't supposed to
(Page 17) What were 3 ways that groups of ordinary people became heroes during the American Revolution?
1. They were Minutemen who died in Lexington and shivered at Valley Forge
2. They were women who brought food and water to men in battle
3. They were wen, children, and old men who made weapons and gunpowder for the Army
4. They were women who took care of wounded and sick soldiers
(Page 3) What happened to the English marching from Concord back to Boston?
The Minutemen killed 73 soldiers and wounded 200 more
(Page 15) Describe Molly Pitcher in one sentence.
She carried many pitchers of water to cool off Continental Army cannons
(Page 9) Why could George Washington never know how many soldiers he had in his army?
They agreed to fight in the army for different amounts of time