Chapter 4 The American Revolution Flashcards
(36 cards)
What is a major group that was formed when colonists protested?
The Sons of Liberty
What did colonists protest against?
British taxation
Representatives from every colony except _______ assembled the ________.
Georgia
First Continental Congress
During the first continental congress what were the colonists deciding on?
What to do about the closing of Boston Harbor
Representative Patrick Henry wanted _______,but other colonists wanted to try ______.
Immediate war
Compromise
What compromise did the colonists send the king?
The declaration of rights
Each colony formed a local _____.
Militia
The royal government seized arms being stored and conquered. This is called __________.
The battle of Lexington
The king ignored the Declaration of Rights so the colonist _________.
Met at the second continental congress
Who became the general of the continental army?
George Washington
Colonists sent the king another compromised called _______.
The Olive Branch Petition
To pay for the war the congress printed their own ________.
Currency/money
_______ wrote in “Common Sense” that _____ and not monarchs should______.
Thomas Paine
Citizens
Make the laws
He published “Common Sense” to gain colonial support for declaring ______.
Independence from Great Britain
The declaration did not declare freedom for _______,________,________
Women
Native Americans
African Americans
During the war _______ soldiers served in the continental army.
230 thousand
Another 145 thousand served in _________.
Local militias
The continental army allowed freed African Americans to fight , but the British offered _______ to those who fought on their side.
Freedom
Christmas night 1779, Washington led soldiers across the _________ into New Jersey.
Delaware River
When the patriots arrived in New Jersey what did they do?
Surprised hessian mercenaries
What did Washington’s surprise attack result in?
The capturing of 1,000 soldiers including arms and amunitions.
The American victory at Saratoga gave Americans the confidence the needed ______________.
That they could win the war
It also convinced the French that what could happen?
The Americans could beat the British
France entered the war as _______.
An American ally
