U.S. Revolution Flashcards
Who thought of taxing the colonists?
George Grenville
The 6 causes of the revolution
The proclamation of 1763 The stamp act of 1765 The Townshend acts 1765 The Boston massacre 1770 The Boston tea party 1773 The intolerable acts 1774
Why tax?
Britain needed money after the French and Indian war.
Parliment
Britain’s law making assembly
One of the 1st to speak out against the stamp act
Patrick Henry
Sam Adams
Organized sons of liberty
Repealed stamp act in
1766
Daughters of liberty
And other women would make their own cloth
700 British soldiers began their march from Boston on
April 18,1775
Patriot militias had been storing _ in concord.
Weapons
William Dawes
Talked his way past British guards at Boston neck, and spread the warning
John Parker
Captain of the Lexington minutemen
British won
The battle of Lexington
The shot heard round the world
Lexington
The women of concord
Helped hide the towns military supplies in barns and fields all over town
Retreat from
Concord to boston
British lieutenant
John barker
After a days fight
About 250 British soldiers had either been killed or wounded, about 50 patriots killed and 40 wounded
It took __________ tries for the British to capture breeds hill
3
After the battle of bunker hill more than __________ British soldiers were killed or wounded
1000
About _________ patriots were killed or wounded after the battle of bunker hill
400
No taxation without representation
You cannot tax us from across an ocean
Declaration of independence risky choice
U be considered a traitor if we didn’t win
Cause and effect taxing
I need $from French and Indian war heck no lead to war death and other
Effects of tax
Death war protests
When did the continental congres meet 1st and 2nd purpose
September 1774 spring 1775 make decisions like our gov
DOI purpose author what was stated
Freedom from Brit Thomas Jefferson these united colonies are and out of right ought to be free and independent states
Battle of bunker hill date
June 17 battle June 16 make fort 1775
Olive branch petition
George wouldn’t look at it war could be avoided
Commities of correspondence
Writing letters delivered on express riders
Thomas Paine
Wrote common sense in 1776 suggested DOI
Brit retreat from Boston
April 18, 1775
Ethan Allen
Patriot captured fort Ticonderoga
Winter at valley forge
Low point short on food and clothes sick
Nathan hale
Spy for Washington a teacher 21 captured and said famous words
Battle of Saratoga
Started late September ended October 17, 1777
African Americans
Persuaded to go to each side no slavery loalists freedom for all patriots and spie
Mary Ludwig hays
Molly pitcher
Phillis Wheatley
Poet support revolution oppose slavery
Von Steuben
Americans professional army
Marquis de Lafayette
Soldier French joined Washingtons army valley forge
George Rogers Clark
His army marched through flooded swamp lands surprised Brit captured fort Vincennes
John Paul jones
Volunteered when navy had 4 ships in 1775 and in 1779 attacked Brit ship never surrendered when resources were bad won the ship
Battle Yorktown date
October 19, 1781
Treaty of Paris
Signed 1783 by Ben Franklin John Adams John jay great Brit recognized the USA one independent nation
Sam Prescott
Joined Dawes and revere to spread warning a doctor young
Charles Cornwallis
His army chased the continental back and forth through North and South Carolina surrendered his entire army to George Washington at the battle of Yorktown
