The American Revolution Flashcards

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1st part of the declaration of independence

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preamble - when in the course of human events

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2nd part of the declaration of independence

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declaration of natural rights - endowed citizens duty government

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3rd part of the deceleration of independence

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list of grievances - ursaption, despotism, abdicated, perdify, insurrections, petions to redress

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4th part of the declaration

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resolution of the independence - power to make war establish alliance and trade “free and indapendent states”

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what were the issues with the declaration of indpenece

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  • It declares a complete break with Britain and its King and claims the powers of an independent country
  • The founders’ failure to directly address the question of slavery
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6
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how many signed the declaration of independence

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56 delegates

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7
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what were the dangers of signing the declaration of independence

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the 56 men risked high treason against the King of England. In essence, they signed their death warrants because that was the penalty.

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8
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lexington and concord

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  • american victory
    -the famous ‘shot heard ‘round the world’,
  • marked the start of the American War of Independence
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battle of bunker hill

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  • British victory
  • the fierce fight confirmed that any reconciliation between England and American colonies was no longer possible.
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fort ticonderoga

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  • american victory
  • secured the strategic passageway north to Canada and netted the patriots an important cache of artillery.
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british leave boston

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On March 17, 1776, known afterward as “Evacuation Day,” 11,000 redcoats and hundreds of Loyalists left the city by boat. Washington marched into Boston on March 18,
- British would head for New York City.

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battle of long island

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  • british victory
  • The battle initiated the British campaign of 1776 to seize control of New York and thereby isolate New England from the rest of the colonies.
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13
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battle of trenton

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-british victory

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14
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Brittish occupy philadelphia

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On September 26, 1777, the British army marched into Philadelphia, beginning an occupation that lasted until the following spring. Its arrival led patriots to flee and Loyalists to rejoice, although wartime shortages soon led to suffering for those who remained in the city.

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15
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cowpens and gilfords

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  • american victory
  • the “chain of evils” that shifted the tide of war in the south and made the shocking victory at Yorktown possible.
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16
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battle of Yorktown

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  • American victory
  • The Battle of Yorktown proved to be the decisive engagement of the American Revolution. The British surrender forecast the end of British rule in the colonies and the birth of a new nation the United States of America.
17
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george washington

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American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797.

18
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second conteintal congress

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a late-18th-century meeting of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that united in support of the American Revolutionary War.

19
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baron von stueben

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german officer who trained American troops

20
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general clinton

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British commander in chief
(american revoultuon)

21
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general cornwallis

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a British Army general and official.

22
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King george the thrid

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king of england who ruled between 1760 and 1820

23
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inflation

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a general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money.

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valley forge

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encampment site of the Continental Army during the winter of 1777-1778.

25
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Marquis De lafyette

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a French aristocrat, freemason and military officer who fought in the American Revolutionary War,

26
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comte de rochambeau

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French nobleman and general whose army played the decisive role in helping the United States defeat the British army at Yorktown in 1781
(AR)

27
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Did all americans support the war

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40% neutral
40% in favor
5% slaves
5% natives
10% loyalists

28
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Advantages of the British in the war

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  • large population
  • well trained army
  • nice economic base
29
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Advantages of the americans in the war

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  • fought on home territory
    -civilian support
  • great leadership
30
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Disadavantges of the british

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  • weak miltary
  • never understood colonists opions
31
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Disadvantages of the americans

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  • lack of governement organziation
  • money
  • british blocks seaports
32
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why was the declaration of indepenece important to the americans

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because it would determine whether or not they would be a united nation without britain

33
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how did america win at yorktown

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They surprised the British in a siege that turned the tide toward an American victory in the War for Independence.

34
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who won the war

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the americans

35
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major allies to america

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France, Spain, and the Netherlands

36
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how did the second continental congress lead to the american revolution

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raising armies,
directing strategy,
appointing diplomats,
writing petitions such as the Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms and the Olive Branch Petition.