Causes of Revolution Flashcards
Restricted movement west
Proclamation of 1763
Stamp act lead to…
Boycott by colonist
Colonist angered by…
Violations of Liberty
Paying taxes to gov without representation caused…
Frustration
Gov must answer to citizens right to…
alter or abolish
Jefferson wrote
The Declaration of Independence
Congress approved in 1776
Declaration of Independence
Unalienable rights
Life, liberty and pursuit of happiness
Natural
Possessed at birth
Unalienable rights
By nature equally free
Unalienable rights
Loyalist believed…
Colonies benefitted from Britain
Colonies should remain in Empire
Valley Forge Challenge?
Keep the Continental Army together
Surrendered at Yorktown
British General Lord Cornwallis
Treaty of Paris 1783
Britain agrees US will rule from Atlantic Ocean to Mississippi River
George Washington
Continental Army