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| 15350368410 | Second Continental Congress | -This meeting included delegates from all 13 colonies who met up in Philadelphia to discuss new appeals to the king to go back to the ways before the French and Indian War -In addition, the delegates adopted measures ton raise money and to create an army and a navy | 0 | |
| 15350408700 | George Washington | -Given the role of heading the army for the Revolutionary War at the ripe age of forty three -He was a planter from Virginia who had never risen above the rank of a colonel in the militia, but his patience, courage, and self-discipline gave him his new role -The choice was also political as the colonies were already jealous of one another, so having a commander who was already wealthy would not increase overall jealousy | 1 | |
| 15350541233 | Battle of Bunker Hill | -The first major battle of the American Revolution that showed that the Americans could hold their own -The battle was actually fought on Breed's Hill, and although the British had more casualties, they stayed in control of the hill | 2 | |
| 15350575345 | Olive Branch Petition | -The Continental Congress create this that pleads loyalty to the crown and begged the British to prevent any further hostiles, but King George was completely against it following what had occurred at Bunker Hill that same year | 3 | |
| 15350606875 | Hessians | -German troops that had been payed by the British to come support them in the war effort against the Americans -They were called this name by the American colonists, and some were more in it for the money than the fighting and ended up staying in America after the war | 4 | |
| 15350695524 | American Attack on Canada | -After rumors that the British were going to use parts of Canada as a base, the Americans decided that they wanted to beat them to it and launched an attack on Quebec with the goal of creating a fourteenth colony -However, the colonists failed after General Richard Montgomery died during the battle and retreated | 5 | |
| 15350755672 | Reasons for Americans Denying Independence | -Some Americans felt that they were apart of a transatlantic community with the mother country leading -Open rebellion was very dangerous, with the Irish rebels being hung, slaughtered, and quartered, and they feared that they would be given worse punishment | 6 | |
| 15350817608 | Final Reasons for American Separation from Britain | -The British burning Falmouth and Norfolk jolted open the eyes of the Americans that the British were serious about war -Likewise, the British hiring of German Hessians to support the war effort also woke the colonists up to the truth | 7 | |
| 15350863050 | Common Sense | -Pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that stated that the colonies should separate from Great Britain and not try to reconcile -The pamphlet proved to be very convincing to the colonists that they should want independence, and the ideas overall were the first of American foreign policy | 8 | |
| 15350926170 | Thomas Paine | -Author of the pamphlet Common Sense -He was passionate about the idea of republicanism, with power flowing from the people themselves and not a monarch, but some were against it due to it ending hereditary aristocracy | 9 | |
| 15355851000 | Richard Lee's Resolution | -"These United Colonies are, and right ought to be, free and independent states" -First thing written down for independence, but needed more | 10 | |
| 15355851001 | Thomas Jefferson | -Wrote the Declaration of Independence, despite being young and youthful, and was a brilliant writer -His document would inspire other countries around the world to revolt, "the shout heard around the world" | 11 | |
| 15355851002 | Loyalists | -Also called tories, these people were living in the American colonies but supported the British in the war effort -They were usually older and wealthier, and made up about 16% of the American population and least common in New England -African Americans who identified this way were given the opportunity for freedom if they helped the British effort, but some were betrayed and forced back into slavery -Whites who identified this way either moved back to Britain or Canada, but most stayed in America and were considered traitors | 12 | |
| 15363357384 | Loyalist Persecution | -Loyalists were persecuted for their beliefs and ideals in the following ways: -Their property was confiscated and sold -Taring and Feathering, handled roughly -Thrown into jail -Sentenced to death, notably hanging | 13 | |
| 15376307417 | Crossing the Delaware | -Brilliant strategy by General Washington to move his men away from the impending capture by British forces and set up an attack on Trenton, New Jersey on the early morning of Christmas, capturing lots of Hessians -Overall, shows Washington at his military best | 14 | |
| 15376307418 | Battle of Saratoga | -American victory over British troops in 1777 that was a turning point in the American Revolution -Allowed the French to want to give foreign aid to the Americans | 15 | |
| 15388247016 | France in the American Revolution | -France became an ally for the Americans as a way to get back at the British for winning the French and Indian War -Although originally just supplying weapons and gun powder, the Battle of Saratoga and the Declaration of Independence proved that the Americans were willing to fight, and so they started giving in troops | 16 | |
| 15388247017 | Treaty of Paris 1783 | -This treaty ended the Revolutionary War, with the British having to recognize America as independent, giving America land all the way to the Mississippi -In addition, the Americans had to promise the British that they would not persecute Loyalists, and recommend to Congress that Loyalist property be restored -Brings forth independence in America, a brand new age for the young country | 17 |
