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| 537156885 | First Continental Congress 1774 | result of the harsh and punitive nature of the intolerable acts; determined how the colonies should react to what seemed to pose an alarming threat to their rights and liberties | |
| 537156886 | patrick henry, samuel adams, john adams | leading the radical faction-those demanding the greatest concessions from britian-in the first continental congress | |
| 537156887 | george washington, john dickinson | the moderates of the first continental congress | |
| 537156888 | john jay, joseph galloway | the conservatives-those who favored a mild statement of protest-of the first continental congress | |
| 537156889 | suffolk resolves (fcc) | rejected the intolerable acts and called for their immediate repeal. this urged the colonies to resist the intolerable acts by making military preparations and applying economic sanctions (boycott) against great britain | |
| 537156890 | economic sanctions | boycotts against great britain | |
| 537156891 | the declaration of rights and grievances (fcc) | a petition to the king urging him to redress colonial greviances and restore colonial rights; recognized parliament's authority to regulate commerce | |
| 537156892 | the association (fcc) | urged the creation of committess in every town to enforce the economic sanctions of the suffolk resolves | |
| 537156893 | final measure (fcc) | called for the meeting of a second congress in may 1775 if colonial rights were not recognized | |
| 537156894 | paul revere and william dawes | warned the militia (or minutemen) of lexington of the british march | |
| 537156896 | lexington | american minutemen and british troops (who were sent to seize colonial military supplies in the town of concord) fired against each other at this place | |
| 537156897 | concord | british soldies, commanded by general thomas gage, destroyed some military supplies here | |
| 537156898 | battle of bunker hill | june 17, 1775-true battle was fought between opposing armies on the outskirts of boston; a british force attacked and managed to take over but americans claimed a victory of sort having succeeded in inflicting heavy losses on the attacking british army | |
| 537156899 | second continental congress 1775 | met soon after the fighting broke out in massachusetts; divided between one group of delegates (mainly from new england) who thought the colonies should declare their independence, and another group who hoped the conflict could be resolved by negotiating a new relationship with great britain | |
| 537156900 | declaration of the causes and necessities for taking up arms | adopted by the second continental congress; called on the colonies to provide troops; george washington was sent to boston and benedict arnold was sent to quebec. | |
| 537156901 | olive branch petition | the delegates of the congress pledged their loyalty to the king george iii and asked the king to intercede with parliament to secure peace and the protection of colonial rights | |
| 537156902 | prohibitory act 1775 | passed by parliament because king george dismissed the congress' plea and declared the colonies in rebellion | |
| 537156903 | thomas paine; common sense | a pamphlet written by a recent english immigrant; argued for the colonies becoming independent states and breaking all political ties with the british monarchy | |
| 537156904 | declaration of independence | listed specific grievances against george iii's government and expressed the basic principles that justified revolution | |
| 537156905 | patriots | made up of 40% of the population who joined actively in the struggle against britain | |
| 537156906 | loyalists (tories) | those who maintained their allegiance to the king | |
| 537156907 | thomas jefferson | drafted the declaration of independence along with five other delegates; wrote in support of richard henry lee's resolution | |
| 544871221 | valley forge | after losing philadelphia and new york, washington's troops suffered here through the severe winter of 177-1778 | |
| 544871222 | continentals | paper money issued by congress; became almost worthless | |
| 544871223 | george rogers clark | led the patriots and captured a series of british forts in the illinois country to gain control of parts of the vast ohio territory | |
| 544871224 | battle of saratoga 1777 | general john burgoyne's british troops were attacked by troops commanded by American generals horatio gates and benedict arnold; it was the turning point for the american revolutionaries | |
| 544871225 | battle of yorktown 1781 | supported by french naval and military forces, washington's army forced the surrender of a large british army commanded by general charles cornwallis during the last major battle of the war | |
| 544871226 | treaty of paris 1783 | provided for the following: 1) britian would recognize the existence of the united states as an independent nation. 2) the mississipi river would be the western boundary of that nation. 3) americans would have fishing rights off the coast of canada. 4) americans would pay debts owed to british merchants and honor loyalist claims for property confiscated during the war | |
| 544871227 | articles of confederation | after congress modified john dickinson's plan to protect the powers of the individual states, this was adopted by congress in 1777 and submitted to the states for ratification | |
| 544871228 | unicameral legislature | (one house); each state was given one vote, with at least 9/13 required to pass important laws. to amend the articles, a unanimous vote was required | |
| 544871229 | land ordinance of 1785 | congress established a policy for surveying and selling the western lands. the policy provided for setting aside one section of land in each township for public education | |
| 544871230 | northwest ordinance of 1787 | granted limited self-government to the developing territory and prohibited slavery in the large territory between the great lakes and the ohio river | |
| 544871231 | shays' rebellion | captain daniel shays led other farmers in an uprising against high state taxes, imprisonment for debt, and lack of paper money; they stopped the collection of taxes and forced the closing of debtors' courts |
