SS Ch 6 1-13 Flashcards
(13 cards)
Arguments for signing of the the Declaration of Independence
To establish their own government
Freedom from the king
Stand up for their rights
The colonists were able to win the war against the British Army because
They knew the land better and were more motivated.
Arguments againest the signing of the Declaration of Independence
Hard to become a new nation
Money/needs a lot to be a country
Could be hung for treason.
Many enslaved African Americans became Loyalists because
Britain promised them freedom
During the American Revolution many women worked for the Patriot cause by
Spying or fighting
The Continental Army had an advantage over the British because
They knew the land better.
The group that organized protests against the Stamp Act were the
Sons of Liberty
The event that persuaded the French to help the Americans was
The Continental Army’s victory near Saratoga.
The purpose of the Treaty of Paris was
it gave independence to the U.S.
The Declaration of Independence was signed on
July 4, 1776
In the Declaration of Independence Thomas Jefferson said
that everyone has certain rights
The First Continental Congress voted to
stop trade with Britain.
The British collected taxes from the Colonists to
pay for the French and Indian War
