Q3 USH1 IA REVIEW

People & Ideas

100

Colonists who wanted independence from Britain

Patriots

200

Colonists who did not want independence from Britain

Loyalists

300

Leader of the Continental (Patriot) Army

George Washington

400

Name of the pamphlet that was written by Thomas Paine

Common Sense

500

Idea that women should educate children and gain some opportunities after the American Revolution

Republican Motherhood

Key Battles & Events

100

Word that means a group has won a battle or a war

Victory

200

The first battle of the American Revolution fought in April of 1775

Battle of Lexington & Concord

300

Battle considered the turning point of the war (2nd battle)

Battle of Trenton

400

Last battle of the American Revolution

Battle of Yorktown

500

The Battle of Saratoga convinced this group to fight with the Americans for independence 

the French

Meetings & Documents

100

The main reason the Declaration of Independence was written

To list complaints about Britain & announce America's independence

200

After this meeting colonists threatened the British with a boycott of British goods if the British did not repeal the Intolerable Acts

First Continental Congress

300

After this meeting colonists created a committee to draft the Declaration of Independence

Second Continental Congress

400

The effect Common Sense had on the colonists was that it

encouraged colonists to prepare for independence

500

The outcome of the Second Continental Congress

Declaration of independence

Groups & Voices

100

This group contributed to the American Revolution in mostly non-combat roles like donating money to the Patriot army

Women

200

This group fought solely on the side of the British and were either kicked out of or voluntarily left America after the war

Loyalists

300

This group fought on both American and British sides and were widely previously enslaved.

Black Americans

400

This group fought on both the American and British sides while serving as mainly scouts because they knew the land so well

Native Americans

500

Would the writer of this text be a Patriot or Loyalist.. 

"We have watched leaders far away tell us what to do and take away out money without asking. We believe people who live here should make the important rules. If a government will not protect our rights, we should choose a new one that will. We cannot stay ruled by leaders who do not listen to or respect us."

Patriots