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| 330844125 | Abigail Adams | John Adam's wife, she appealed to her husband to protect the rights of women. a member of the Daughters of Liberty | 0 | |
| 330844126 | Articles of confederation | the first plan of government for the United States. It created a very weak national government. The states had all the power. Each state had only 1 vote. 9/13 had to pass any law, congress could not control trade, make taxes, or have an army | 1 | |
| 330844089 | Benedict Arnold | continental army officer who later became a traitor and worked for the British during the Revolutionary War | 2 | |
| 330844091 | Benjamin Franklin | American patriot, writer, printer, and inventor. During the Revolutionary War he persuaded the French to help the colonists. | 3 | |
| 330844122 | common sense | A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1776 to convince the colonists that it was time to become independent. | 4 | |
| 330844114 | continental army | the American army during the American Revolution | 5 | |
| 330844104 | Cowpens | in south carolina, proved the Americans could defeat the British in the South | 6 | |
| 330844131 | deborah sampson | pretended to be a man and dressed in men's clothes so that she could fight in the American Revolition | 7 | |
| 330844123 | Declaration of Independence | This document was adopted by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776. It established the 13 colonies as independent states, free from rule by Great Britain. Thomas Jefferson wrote the majority of this document. | 8 | |
| 330844102 | Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben | german soldier who came to Valley Forge, he was a well trained soldier and helped better train the Americans | 9 | |
| 330844081 | george washington | Virginian, patriot, general, and president. Led the Revolutionary Army in the fight for independence. First President of the United States. | 10 | |
| 330844105 | Guilford Courthouse | the British won but were severely weakened, showed the british could not win the war because no one city or town was the heart of America | 11 | |
| 330844136 | Hessians | mercenaries(hired soldiers) from Germany who fought for the British during the American Revolution | 12 | |
| 330844134 | James Armistead | a slave from Virginia who was a spy for General Washington | 13 | |
| 330844097 | John Adams | Massachusetts leader who was the lawyer for the defense of the British soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre, suggested Washington lead the Continental Army, wanted independence, helped negotiate the Treaty of Paris ending the war. | 14 | |
| 330844084 | King George III | king of england at the time of the American Revolution | 15 | |
| 330844132 | Margaret Corbin | took her husband's place in battle when he was wounded. she was also wounded in the battle, was the first woman veteran recognized by congress | 16 | |
| 330844088 | loyalists | colonists who wanted to stay with Britian and not declare independence | 17 | |
| 330844101 | Marquis de Lafayette | a french man came to Valley Forge to help the Americans, he spent his own money to buy supplies for the American troops at valley forge the french agreed to help the colonists officially after the battle of saratoga. | 18 | |
| 330844129 | martha washington | George Washington's wife | 19 | |
| 330844133 | Mercy Otis Warren | american woman who wrote poems and stories supporting the cause of independence. she later wrote the first history of the American REvolution written by a woman. | 20 | |
| 330844096 | minutemen | soldiers in the militia who were expected to be ready to fight with only one minutes notice | 21 | |
| 330844118 | the olive branch petition | request sent to king george III to stop the fighting, the Americans hoped the British would see how determined the colonists were after Bunker Hill and would make peace with the colonists | 22 | |
| 330844093 | Patrick Henry | Virginian leader known as a great speaker who spoke out against Britian. | 23 | |
| 330844087 | patriots | colonists who supported the cause of independence | 24 | |
| 330844095 | Paul Revere | a silversmith who popularized the bloody image of the Boston Massacre, rode from Boston to Lexington to warn people "the British are Coming!" | 25 | |
| 330844135 | Peter Salem | one of 5 African-Americans who fought at the battle of Concord, also fought at Bunker Hill | 26 | |
| 330844120 | Phillis Wheatley | A former slave who wrote poems and plays supporting American independence was the first African American in the colonies to be a published writer | 27 | |
| 330844083 | redcoats | British soldiers who fought against the colonists in the American Revolution; so called because of their bright red uniforms. | 28 | |
| 330844108 | revolution | a sudden complete change of government | 29 | |
| 330844094 | Samuel Adams | a revolutionary leader, created committee of correspondence, and helped form the sons of liberty | 30 | |
| 330844112 | the second continental congress | after lexington and concord met in Philadelphia, formed an army, made George Washington commander in chief, created money called continentals, sent olive branch petition, declared independence, | 31 | |
| 330844130 | Sybil Ludington | rode more than 40 miles to warn Americans of a British Attack | 32 | |
| 330844117 | Thomas Gage | british general during the revolution | 33 | |
| 330844086 | Thomas Jefferson | He was a delegate from Virginia at the Second Continental Congress and wrote the Declaration of Independence. He later served as the third President of the United States. | 34 | |
| 330844085 | Thomas Paine | wrote common sense | 35 | |
| 330844106 | Lexington and Concord | the British were marching to Concord to sieze colonists weapons and arrest their leaders. a warning went out and warned colonists that the British were coming. minutemen gathered in Lexington to slow the British down and allow the weapons to be moved. no one knows who fired first several colonists were killed. british then marched to concord but the weapons had been moved. colonists continued to fire on the redcoats all the way back to Boston | 36 | |
| 330844098 | the battle of bunker hill | The first major battle of the American Revolution took place in 1775.The British eventually won beacause the colonist ran out of bullets. Really occured at Breed's Hill, showed the Americans were determined and would not be easily defeated | 37 | |
| 330844099 | the battle of saratoga | really 2 battles that happened over 3 weeks, first major battle the British lost, was a turning point in the war, because it finally looked like the Americans could win. Helped convince France to support the American cause. | 38 | |
| 330844103 | The Battle for Savannah | Savannah was Britian's first target in the south. The British won the battle | 39 | |
| 330844109 | Battle of Trenton | Washington led the army in a sneak attack on Christmas night. The Continental Army attacked the Hession Mercenaries in Trenton, New Jersey. The fighting lasted only an hour before the Hessians surrendered. Gave the Americans hope they could win. | 40 | |
| 330844107 | the shot heard round the world | first shot fired in the American revolution refers to the battles at Lexington and Concord is called this because it shocked the world that the colonies were fighting the British | 41 | |
| 330844110 | Battle of Yorktown | The leader of the British troops, General Cornwallis in Yorktown, Virginia. The bay there made it easy for British ships to bring supplies, but allowed the Americans and French to circle around and surround it. The French Navy blocked the bay, trapping Cornwallis. He was attacked from all sides, land and sea. Until at last, on Oct. 19, 1781, Cornwallis had to surrender. This was the last major battle of the American Revolution. It forced the British to meet the Americans in Paris, France to negotiate a peace treaty. This is the victory that finally ended the war. | 42 | |
| 330844111 | Battle of Kettle Creek | This battle was fought in Georgia. At the beginning of the war, the British believed most Americans were still loyal to Britian. Over time, the fighting in the New England and Middle colonies convinced them that the northern colonies were mostly patriots with only a few loyalists. The British still thought most colonists in the southern colonies were still loyal. The British asked loyalist, James Boyd, to go to Savannah and recruit loyalists to fight for the British. Boyd gathered the loyalists and fight several battles against Patriots in the south. He wound up camped at Kettle Creek in Georgia on Feb. 14, 1779. A local Patriot commander, Andrew Pickens, heard about the loyalist camp and decided to teach the loyalists a lesson. He gathered about 340 Patriots and snuck up on the Kettle Creek camp. Boyd was shot during the battle and the loyalists panicked and ran. Although this was only a small battle, it finally convinced the British that nowhere in the colonies were a majority of the people loyalists. | 43 | |
| 330844137 | Battle of Long Island | an attack by british troops that caused great losses for the Americans | 44 | |
| 330844138 | crossing the delaware river | in the middle of winter when most soldiers were freezing and many had abandoned the american army and gone home, Washington planned a surprise attack on the Hessians in Trenton, New Jersey. On Christmas night patriot soldiers left their camp and attacked the Hessians, after only an hour the Hessians surrendered. This kept more soldiers from abandoning the Army and gave them hope the war could be won | 45 | |
| 330844139 | the battle of saratoga | really 2 battle that happened over 3 weeks, first major battle the British lost was a turning point in the war, because it finally looked like the Americans could win. | 46 | |
| 330844100 | Valley Forge | a winter camp used by the continental army during the winter of 1777, because of the Articles of Confederation congress did not have the money to send supplies for the army, conditions were very harsh, there was not enough food, clothing, and shoes. Important because Lafeyette came from France to help and von Steuben taught the Americans how to be a better army. | 47 | |
| 330844144 | Bernardo de Galvez | governor of spanish louisiana, helped the Americans during the revolution by protecting New Orleans from the British and allowed the Americans to use the Mississippi river to ship supplies, once spain declared war on Britian, he helped capture a number of british towns | 48 | |
| 330844145 | Nathan Hale | a teacher who was an American spy during the revolution, was captured and hanged by the British, said "I regret that I have but 1 life to lose for my country." | 49 | |
| 330844146 | Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley | was called Molly Pitcher because she carried fresh water to the soldiers, when her husband was injured she took his place loading the cannons | 50 | |
| 330844147 | Tadeusz Kosciuszko | traveled from the country of Poland to fight with the Americans during the revolution he designed the American Fort at West Point | 51 | |
| 330844149 | Nathanael Greene | led the continental army in the south | 52 | |
| 330844154 | The French and Indian War | war between the French, Indians, British and colonists. fought over the ohio river valley. french lost all of their land in North America. started the events leading to the American Revolution. caused the British government to begin taxing the colonists. | 53 | |
| 330844155 | Proclamation of 1763 | said that all colonists must stay east of the appalachian mountains. made to keep control of the colonists. | 54 | |
| 330844156 | Sugar Act | taxed sugar and molasses. made to help pay for French and Indian War. 1st of the British taxes on the colonists. | 55 | |
| 330844157 | The Stamp Act | Tax on paper products such as newspapers, legal documents and playing cards. british hoped this would mean more taxes would be paid. 2nd of the British taxes on the colonists. | 56 | |
| 330844158 | No taxation without representation | colonists will not pay taxes if they do not have a say in government | 57 | |
| 330844159 | stamp act congress | meeting of representatives from 9 colonies in New York to discuss the stamp act created the saying no taxation without representation | 58 | |
| 330844161 | boycott | when a group of people refuse to buy goods. the colonists did this to all British and goods to get Britian to repeal the unfair taxes. | 59 | |
| 330844162 | Sons of Liberty | a group of male colonists who spoke out against British Control and taxes with rallies, speeches, etc. | 60 | |
| 330844163 | daughters of liberty | a group of female colonists who supported the American cause and helped with the boycott by making goods themselves that were previously purchases from England. | 61 | |
| 330844164 | repeal | to take back, the colonists' protests caused the British government to do this to many of its taxes. | 62 | |
| 330844165 | Committees of Correspondence | a group formed by Sam Adams to share news quickly among all the colonies. | 63 | |
| 330844167 | townshend acts | taxed imports such as glass, tea, paint, and paper, showed that British government still believed it had the right to tax the colonists | 64 | |
| 330844168 | the boston massacre | began with colonists throwing snowballs at British colonists eventually British soldiers fired into the crowd killing colonists | 65 | |
| 330844169 | Crispus Attucks | an African-American sailor killed in the Boston Massacre | 66 | |
| 330844171 | monopoly | when one person or company is given complete control of a product or good and is the only one allowed to sell that good. The British East India Company had this on Tea. | 67 | |
| 330844172 | british east india company | british company given a monopoly on the tea trade with the colonies | 68 | |
| 330844173 | tea act | law giving the British East India Company a monopoly on tea trade with the colonies. colonists had to pay the tax or do without tea | 69 | |
| 330844174 | the boston tea party | sons of liberty dressed as mohawk indians threw British tea into Boston harbor was caused by the tax on tea | 70 | |
| 330844175 | coercive/intolerable acts | a series of laws designed to punish the citizens of Boston after the Boston tea party. included a blockade of boston harbor, stopped the legislature from meeting, made it illegal for groups to meet without permission from the royal governor, also included the quartering act which forced colonists to allow soldiers to live in their houses | 71 | |
| 330844176 | blockade | when warships stop all ships entering or leaving a harbor. British warships closed the port of Boston | 72 | |
| 330844177 | the first continental congress | a meeting of colonial leaders in Philadelphia to discuss the intolerable acts sent a petition to king reminding him of the colonists rights as British citizens asked colonies to stop all trade with England and encouraged them to form militias | 73 | |
| 330844178 | minutemen | soldiers in the militia who were expected to be ready to fight with only one minutes notice | 74 | |
| 330844182 | john hancock | President of the Second Continental Congress which wrote the Declaration of Independence. First signer of the declaration of independence, he signed his name "big enough so that George III could read it without his glasses." | 75 |
