l13 Flashcards
when was the declaration of independence made
July 4 1776
what years did the revolutionary war take place
1776-1783
significance of Paul revere
he warned all of the villages that the redcoats were coming
King George III
He was the king during the revolutionary war
George washington
Commander of the continental army
How does the text describe patriots
-Called rebels by loaylists
-felt oppressed by British rule & taxation
-led by well educated and wealthy individuals
-supported declaration of independence & freedom from the british
description of loyalists
-called Tories by the patriots
-mostly government officials, merchants, bankers, and tradesmen who has financial interests in maintaining British rule
-felt it was morally wrong to oppose the king
-started their own fighting regiments that were not part of the british army
approximate population in us in 1776
2.5 mil
definition of minutemen
colonial Americans who volunteered to be ready fight at a minutes notice during the revolutionary war
where did the first continental Congress meet?
Philadelphia pennsylvania
what colony did not attend the first continental Congress
Georgia
first major battle of the revolutionary war
battle of Lexington and concord
bird
bamboo partridge
animal
white tail deer
How did the 4 intolerable acts do
-merchants could not sell their goods and the colonies economy suffered
-americans colonists were angry when an act made areas claimed by colonists British territory
-the colonists protested to every act because they were very harsh.
-the acts pushed the colonists closer to revolution
Boston tea party
a group of colonists in 1773 disguised as Indians boarded three ships and opened about 342 chests of tea and spilled all of the tea out into the Boston harbor to protest against british taxation. They wanted to let the British know they weren’t happy without hurting people.
