What did the first and second Continental Congresses do and achieve?
formed a group of representatives in 1774 from every colony but Georgia
What were Patrick Henry's words about not just a Virginian? What did he mean?
he wanted to inspire virginia to get ready to fight (1775)
Thomas Paine and two of his important works?
common sense, american crisis (a serous pamphlets written in 1776)
Why did Paine have such a huge impact on the American Revolution?
he showed people that citizens should make laws not queens and queens
What battle was first Lexington or Concord?
lexington (the shot heard around the world, the british had only 1 injured, the american had 8 dead and 10 injured)
What was George Washington's role in the war?
commander on the continental army
What does April 19, 1775 mean?
lexington and concord
Who was the main author of the DOI
Thomas Jefferson
Who is John Locke?
british writer thought people had natural rights to be treated equal
"E Pluribus Unum" what does that mean?
out of many, one
what does taxation without representation mean?
they can't tax you in less we vote for it
why were americans using taxation without representation as a form of protest against Britain?
because they thought it was unfair
why was slavery left out of the DOI, with the exception of one of the last lines referring to "he has incited domestic insurrections amongst"
they didn't count as people, and they didnt have rights
how many men served total in the american war effort? how many free black men served?
375,000
why were the battles of Trenton and Princeton so important?
they took many prisoners, and snuck up on them.
Did George Washington win the Trenton and Princeton battles?
Yes
why was Saratoga so important? who won and what happened?
Turning point in the war. they cut off the some colonies (New England) from the other colonies. greatest victory for the americans
Marquis De Lafayette (Marie-Joseph Paul Roch Gilbert du Motier)
brought his own ship, soldiers to america (french) gave $200,000
Sam & John Adams and ben franklin
signed the DOI
bernardo de galvez
(spainish) key ally gathered a small army of spanish soldiers, french americans, colonists, native americans.
breed's hill and bunker's hill
half of the british died but they still won
Vally forge
12,000 men there. no battle. very cold
nathan hale
was a spy; got hung
the swamp fox
(francis marion) messed up where the british got supplies from
henry knox
job- delivered cannons. before war- shot off two of his own fingers. bookshop
nathaniel greene
reorganized the army in 1780 after 700 of 1400 escaped
cornwallis
british general. made a big mistake at yorktown
what was the french navy and rochambeau's roles at yorktown?
they joined washingtons troops at yorktown to defeat the british
treaty of paris
britian let america be free
the battle or yorktown
george washington trapped cornwallis at yorktown. then got his troops & french troops and surrounded cornwallis with 16,000 soldiers LAST MAJOR BATTLE
John paul jones
helped americans with navy
george rogers clark
lead the western campaign
"battle of the hook" and banister tarleton
british officer who showed fear by not taking prisoners and not killing soldiers who tried to surrender.