American Revolution Flashcards
Causes of the American Revolution
French and Indian War 1754-1763
Proclamation of 1763
(Sugar act 1764)
Quartering Act 1765
Stamp Act 1765
Townshend Act 1767
Boston Massacre 1770
Boston Tea Party 1773
Intolerable Act 1774
First Continental Congress 1774
Battles of Lexington and Concord 1775
How can you remember the causes of the American Revolution?
A war started…
A line was drawn…
A quarter of soldiers…
Stump…
In town…
killing everyone…
So the colonists got mad and dumped the tea…
The British said that it was…
Meeting was held by the colonies…
And England said NO to their demand.. so we are now in war…
What was the colonists main argument?
No taxation without representation
Who was the one to create the phrase ‘No taxation without representation?’
James Otis
When and where was the first continental congress?
Philadelphia
September 5-October 26, 1774
When and where was the second continental congress?
Philadelphia
May 10, 1775
What were the first and second continental congress?
Its where delegates met in Philadelphia and agreed to boycott (refused to buy goods) British goods, stop trade with England, and form militias
Who were Patriots?
People who supported independence
Who were Loyalists?
People who supported Britain
Who was King George III?
British King during the American Revolution. He was the one that made laws, taxes, and acts that angered the colonists.
Who was Crispus Attucks?
An African American who was the first person to die during the Boston Massacre.
Who was Abigail Adams and why is she important?
The wife of John Adams
She wanted to give women equal rights
She advocated for public education for girls
“Remember the ladies”
Who was Wentworth Cheswell?
An African-American who made all-night rides to warn the colonists of British troops movement (warned the colonists when the British were coming)
Who was Bernardo de Galvez?
A Spanish Governor who helped lead Spanish troops against the British in the South through waterways
He also helped to supply Americans with weapons (i.e. gunpowder) and clothing supplies
Who was John Paul Jones?
A continental navy leader
considered father of the army
defeated British war ships
what was John Paul Jones famous quote?
“I have not yet begun to fight”
who was Mercy Otis Warren?
A women that wrote anti-British and anti-Loyalist plays
Who was James Armistead?
An african-american who was a spy for the patriots
He pretended to be a slave in the British camp in order to get info.
Brought the British war plans to general Lafayette
was the reason why the americans won the battle at Yorktown
Who created the quote “Give me liberty or give me death?”
Patrick Henry
Who was Samuel Adams?
Leader of the (Boston) Sons of Liberty
Who was George Washington? (we all know George Washington)
General of the Continental army
Who in the world was Thomas Paine?
Common sense
“These are the times that try men’s souls”
Help increase American confidence
The Crisis (encouraged troops at Valley Forge to continue o fight for freedom)
Convinced ordinary citizens to to support separation from England
Who was Marquis De Lafayette?
French general
helped train and lead the Continental troops
who was Haymn Salomon(ey)?
Polish born Jewish rich immigrant
Joined Sons of Liberty
Helped finance Americans during the American Revolution
What was the declaration of independence? Who wrote it and when was it written?
A document that colonies used to declare freedom from England.
It was written mainly by Thomas Jefferson
And it was written in 1776
What were unalienable rights?
Rights that cannot be taken away with due process
What are the three unalienable rights?
Life, Liberty and the pursuit of happiness
Lexington and Concord
1st battles of the revolution
1775
Valley Forge
NOT A BATTLE (MORE LIKE AN UNPLEASANT EVENT)
harsh winters
George Washington and his troops
winter of 1777-78
Battle of Saratoga
Turning point
Benjamin Franklin
France supported the patriots (Americans) and sent military aid
1777
Yorktown
British surrender
General Cornwallis
1781
Treaty of Paris
War is OVER (ended the war)
defined borders of the U.S.
France recognized American independence
