Chapter 7

Question 1

____________: The American Revolution was a movement exemplified by ____________ and _____________

Answer 1

The 2nd Continental congress

caution and limited radicalism

Question 2

the 2nd Continental congress had 2 initial goals

Answer 2

raise and supply and army
negotiate reconciliation with england

Question 3

congress chose virginian George Washington as commander of the newly created Continental army

Answer 3

get southerns on board and so colonial rebellion had wide support outside of new england

Question 4

the olive branch petition

Answer 4

affirmed our loyalty to the king
tyranny of parliment

Question 5

bunker hill

Answer 5

costly British victory

Question 6

common sense written by

Answer 6

Thomas Paine, compelling argument for independence

Question 7

list of grievances

Answer 7

-standing army in colonies
-taxation without representation in parliment

Question 8

South Carolina and georgia

Answer 8

insisted that the grievances on slavery be removed (slave cause)

Question 9

this summarizes the fundamental principles of American self government

Answer 9

the preamble

Answer 10

July 4 1776

Question 11

reasons for reluctance to persue independence

Answer 11

fear it would destroy political stability

Question 12

continental army

Answer 12

-duration
-enlistment bonuses
-free land

Question 13

strategy
American: _____________
British: _______________

Answer 13

-repulse and defeat invading army
-divide and conquer, use Americans still loyal to the king (loyalists)

Question 14

reasons British will show restraint

Answer 14

-sought to restore old colonial government
-restore loyalty not conquer

Question 15

1st Continental army victory

Answer 15

on Christmas 1776 Washington led 2,400 men across the delaware river, attacked the hessians at trenton

Question 16

the loyalists called tories by the patriots

Answer 16

wealthy merchants

Question 17

who is a traitor?state laws defined treason as

Answer 17

anything that helped the british

Question 17

general William horte takes his army and goes

Answer 17

south to capture philadelphia

Question 18

British achieve victory at the beginning of their southern campaign

Answer 18

-georgia falls easily dec 1778
-south Carolina fell May 1780

Question 18

Saratoga is the turning point of the American revolution

Answer 18

it convinces France that we can win and they sign an alliance with us Feb 1778

Question 19

worst defeat of the war

Answer 19

Camden, south carolina

Question 20

colonial tactics changed after camden

Answer 20

the back country (guerilla warfare)

Question 21

treaty of Paris 1783-article 1

Answer 21

the king recognizes the independence of america