american revolution Flashcards
(34 cards)
age of exploration
the european colonization of the new world 1492-1700
plymouth/jamestown
some of the first european settlements in the U.S. and they lead to the establishment of virginia
declaration of independence
signed on july 4 1776 the declaration of independence was america’s plan of what they would do once they gained freedom from britain .
french exploration
french settlers were the only group of europeans in the US not trying to gain land. This would lead them to trade with the natives for beaver furs to make a profit.
olive branch petition
John Dickinson wrote a letter to the king about the colonists feeling about the absurd taxes he placed on the citizen. this was the point of no return for the colonies after the kinds dismal reaction.
mercantilism
mercantilism is when a mother country makes a colony and only allows for that colony to trade with the mother county and sometimes its allies. this had a major roll it the resources the colonists had to fight the british.
continental dollar
they were first made at the 2nd continental congress in 1775 they were basically ious. and those continental dollars lead to the creation of the current american dollar
militia
a group of mostly untrained soldiers who have other jobs outside of the army. these militia were the only troops that the colonies had for most of the war
minutemen
this was a group of troops who would be able to fight at a minutes notice. this was very important to the war because they were the ones who defended from the british sneak attacks at night.
daniel morgan
he had the first properly trained troops in the colonial army, they also had rifles that could shoot up to 200 meters this was important to the war because with a fleet of only 50 men they took down over 7000 british troops and killed multiple officers
friedrich von steuben
he trained the continental army in valley forge by bringing order bayonetts. in the long run he helped the continental army level up to stand a better chance against the British. + he was gay
hessians
a group of well trained soldiers for hire, from what was part of the (holy roman empire) in what is today persia. the hessians would go on to be hired by the king of britain to help fight against the colonists.
valley forge
it was a battle of order and sickness where washington took a massive risk leading to them surviving the winter. this is also were von steuben trained the continental army.
treaty of paris
it was the peace treaty that ended the american revolution. this was the literal end of the war
vaccination
during valley forge many men got sick with small pox. george washington found a amenity for the virus by putting the puss from a small pox victim onto the open wound of a healthy soldier.
guerilla warfare
small groups of troops attack and flee right away. this was important because when the continental army used this they cut off almost all the british´s supplies.
the crisis
written by Thomas paine in a summary it is giving inspiration to the colonial cause
christopher columbus
in 1672 funded by king ferdinand of spain columbus set sail to try and find a faster route to india. thing is there is a huge continent in the way and that’s how he ¨discovered¨ america.
tobacco
in the early stages of america tobacco was essential for the economy because half of britain was hooked and wanted more.
sextant
they were used to figure out where your ship was when out at sea. this was important because it helped ships find their way in the ocean
caravel
the type of ship that the early settlers used to come to america.
proclamation of 1763
the king draws a line down the appalachian mountains giving everything on the west to the native americans and everything on the east to the colonists. this created protests because people had started to make towns on the other side and they just got kicked out.
appalachian mountains
a very large mountain range on the eastern side of the us.
sons/daughters of liberty
The Sons and Daughters of Liberty were American colonists who supported the patriot cause. The Sons used threats, protests, and acts of violence to intimidate loyalists, or those loyal to the British crown, and make their grievances clear to the British Parliament.
