American Revolution Flashcards

(33 cards)

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5 Enlightenments

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1 Freedom, Democracy, and reason 2 equal rights for all 3 rationalism and scientific method to solve problems 4 freedom of religion no divine rights of the king 5 Truth

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French and Indian war causes and out comes

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Cause French and British wanted control of Ohio River Valley. out come, Britain got control of Canada and most of the land east of the Mississippi river.

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Albany Plan

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All the colonies form one government and still have there separate governments

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Proclamation of 1763

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Was made so the colonists wouldn’t go past appalachian mountains and bother Native Americans

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Stamp act

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A stamp on any paper or document which makes it cost more

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Townshend act

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Tax on goods like glass, paper, paint, and tea

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Boston Massacre

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A person started complaining about taxes and a crowd formed and then people started throwing stuff and then one soldier started shooting

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Boston Tea party

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A bunch of tea ships were sent to Boston but the patriots didn’t let them unload them so after a while the patriots threw the tea over board

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Role of women during boycott

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They did house hold shopping and avoided British goods and made tea out of pine needles and made there own cloth and bought American made products

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First Continental Congress what was there goal

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to figure out what to do with king George the III

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Loyalists

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People Loyal to the British

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Patriots

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People against the British trying to start a ccountry

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Sons of Liberty

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A secret organization that fought against Britain taxing America.

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Battle of Concord and Lexington Reason

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The British wanted to destroy ammunition they thought was there

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Battle of Concord and Lexington significance

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First battle of American Revolution

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Battle of Concord and Lexington outcomes

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The patriots chased the British all the way to Boston

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2nd Continental Congress what was there goal

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Establish Continental Army

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Battle of Bunker hill, Reasons

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The British wanted to ensure there control over Boston and set up fort on Bunker hill

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Battle of Bunker hill, significance

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Who ever one would have control of Boston

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Battle of Bunker hill, out comes

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Patriots lost but big morale booster for the patriots

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Role of Women in AR

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Some took over Business and farms, others were camp followers, and some were spies

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Role of African Americans in AR

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Some were soldiers others were nurses, cooks, and laborers

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Role of Native Americans in AR

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Most towns were Burned down or were ravaged

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Who wrote common sense

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Who wrote the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
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Washington Crossing the Delaware, Reason
It was the last chance to secure victory in AR
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Washington Crossing the Delaware, Out comes
Washington surprised Hessians and they surrendered
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Valley Forge, Reason
They needed to regroup and rest
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Valley Forge, Outcomes
The patriots are better trained
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Von Steuben
came to help train the army
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Siege of Yorktown, significance
Last major battle of AR
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Siege of Yorktown, outcome
British surrendered
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3 parts of the Treaty of Paris
1 Britain agreed to recognize the United States as an independent nation. 2 Britain gave up its claims to all lands between the Atlantic Coast and the Mississippi River, from the border of Canada south to Florida. 3 United States agreed to return all rights and property taken from Loyalists during the war.