American revolution Flashcards
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key terms 1. colony 2. republic 3. revolution 4. monarchy 5. colonist
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- a region that is in control of another country 2. a system where government positions are elected by its citizens 3. an attempt by people to overthrow their government 4. a country is ruled by a king or queen 5. a inhabitant of a colony
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what were the causes for the revolution
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- navigation acts: these acts stated that for certain shipping goods had to go through England which made the a lot of money 2. the seven years war: the American and British combined to defeat French colonies in Canada and America than after Britain started to demand tax from America to keep their troops their 3. more tax - Quartering act (local towns had to provide housing and food for any British soldiers based their) - stamp act (Americans had to have newspapers and legal documents stamped which costed money) - (No taxation without representation) - (Americans believed that Britain had no right to impose taxes which turned into said slogan)
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events
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- battle of Lexington and concord: The British general had heard than American were storing weapons in concord so he sent 800 troops to destroy the camp which were the first shots of the American revolution and what sparked it 2. Declaration of Independence: it was created to explain why America wanted independence from Britain 3. winter in valley forge: during the winter Washington retreated to valley forge where he lost half of his army 4. victory of Yorktown: the war ended when the British commander Cornwallis got surrounded by Americas and Frances troops which led him to surrender
