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DCUSH American Revolution Flashcards

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Who did immigration bring?

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slaves. Germans and Scots-Irish who settled in Pennsylvania and frontier (hardy and strong)

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Scots-Irish

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hillybillys

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King George’s War 1744-1748

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Conflict between Britain and France. 4,000 English Settlers mount an attack against French at Louisbourg and win through strategic location at St. Lawrence RIver.

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English colonists winning in Louisbourg brought the Treaty of

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Aix-la-Chapelle

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Britain gave up Louisbourg

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Back to France, angering colonists

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Seven Years War AKA the French and Indian War

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France tries to take control of Ohio Valley

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The Seven Year War brought the rise of

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George Washington

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Washington suprise attacks

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French scouting party, kills 10 men

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Washington creates Fort Necessity in Ohio Valley and it becomes

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a deathtrap

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British came to reinforce and the Indians

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were too much for them

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Treaty of Paris 1763

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Ended the war between the British and French

French lost all territory in North America

Some Natives continued their efforts in vane

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Proclamation of 1763

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Issued by King George

Prohibited settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains

Colonist not happy because it restricts their access to land

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Sugar Act 1764

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Actually reduced the tax on molasses

Aimed to lower tariffs to promote British enterprise in the Caribbean rather than smuggling from the French

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Currency Act 1765

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Forbid the colonies from printing paper currency

Created a shortage of currency

In the middle of an economic depression, stirred up opposition

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Quartering Act in 1765

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Required colonies to feed and house British troops

Colonist felt this was an intrusion and necessary for their “safety”

Rather it was viewed as the British attempting to bully Americans

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Stamp Act 1765

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Required individuals to purchase stamps for official documents and published papers.

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Sons of Liberty

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Protesters formed attacking British officials offices and homes

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17
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when was the Stamp act repealed

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Stamp Act repealed in 1766

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Townshend Act 1767

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Raised revenues without gaining representations

The revenues went to the British government to pay for the royal officials

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Boston Massacre, march 5th 1770

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Redcoat hits young apprentice with his gun

Crowd gathers, throwing objects and eventually knocking down a guard

Redcoats open fire into crowd

Kill 5 wound 6

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Boston Tea Party 1773

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rich white men dumped tea

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Coercive Acts/Intolerable Act

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Removed elected officials for British officials

Closed the port

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First Continental Congress (except Georgia)

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Not intended to Declare Independence, but wanting to overturn Coercive Acts

Became a collective boycott, closed ports, brought the colonies together

By endorsing these resolves, Congress took a militant stance

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Ride of Paul Revere (and William Dawes) rode out to Lexington to alert militia leaders after

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British General Gage ordered to seize patriots store of food and ammunition at Concord

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Lexington and Concord

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A brief battle left the ‘redcoats’ running back to Boston

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Olive Branch Petition

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One last effort to secure peace

Sent King George III a petition to settle disagreements with Parliament

King George was outraged and deepened the hostilities towards the colonies

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2nd Continental Congress

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Accepted the fact that war had begun

Appointed George Washington as Commander in Chief of the Continental Army

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Bunker Hill

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Patriots supply ran low, ultimately causing defeat

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Declaration of Independence

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Written primarily by Thomas Jefferson

Used the philosophies of John Locke and other Enlightenment writers

Approved July 2nd, 1776

Adopted July 4th, 1776

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INTO CANADA

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General Philip Schuyler sent to invade Canada in summer 1775 to incite French and French Canadians to join

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Philip Schuyler failed at quick mobilization so

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General Montgomery took over

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Washington’s men trying to get to Canada went thru Maine and the soldiers

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starved

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The battle finally took place in December 1775, in Canada

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was the first major defeat for Patriots

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After 1777 Continental Army began pay

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$20 and give 100 acres of land if a man enlisted for 3 years

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British invade New York in an attempt to

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divide the colonies, summer 1776

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Howe led British invasion of New York and

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defeated Washington’s army

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As a result of the devastation in New York, Washington had to flee to

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Delware on August 29, 1776

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Washington led an attack on 1,400 Hessians on Christmas 1776

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and won, inspiring his men and others

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in 1777

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British wish to split the colonies and end the rebellion

40
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General Howe sailed for Philadelphia instead of

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crossing through New Jersey

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General Burgoyne moved from London to invade

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from Canada retaking Fort Ticonderoga

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Burgoyne overburdened his 7,000 troops on a long march and led to

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victory of Saratoga for patriots

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General Horatio Gates faced Burgoyne

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for Saratoga

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Treaty of Amity and Commerce

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French recognized American independence

45
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Treaty of Alliance

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French agreed financial and military support

Negotiate peace jointly

An eternal defensive alliance

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Washington attacked on October 4, 1777 at Germantown but

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the British took Philadelphia

47
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Patriots in Valley Forge are

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starving and freezing

48
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Drilled by Prussian Baron von Steuben

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the patriots became an army

49
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$200 Million in paper currency by 1779 and led to

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inflation

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SOUTH CAROLINA

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Majority of the fighting was a civil war: Patriots vs. Loyalist

51
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General Gates was replaced by

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Greene

52
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Nathaniel Greene decided to

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run away from Cornwallis

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YORKTOWN, VIRGINIA 1781

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Cornwallis became surrounded by Washington’s troops and the French navy not allowing retreat. (Battle of Chesapeake Bay)

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TREATY OF PARIS 1783

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Officially ended the war on September 3rd, 1783

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America won and recieved

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fishing rights to the St. Lawrence River and Newfoundland

Britain must evacuate all troops

land boundaries with Canada and Mississippi River

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DCUSH American Revolution (4 decks)

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