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The American Revolution - AP Flashcards

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5115292201Olive Branch Petitonpeace petiton sent to king George by colonial delegates after the battles of Lexington and Concord by the Second Continental Congress0
5115292202Declaration of IndependenceJuly 4, 1776 document written by Thomas Jefferson outlining reasons for the colonies to break the ties with England and establishing their theory of government based on Locke/Rousseau consent of the governed idea1
5115292203First Continental CongressDelagates from all colonies except Georgia met to discuss problems with Britain2
5115292204Second Continental Congress12 delegates meet in Philadelphia to express their growing dissatisfaction with King George and Great Britain. Calls for an army led by George Washington.3
5115292205Continental armycommander is George Washington4
5115292206John Adamsmade a motion to create a continental army with George Washington as commander on committee for Declaration of Independence5
5115292207George Washington1st President of the United States; commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution (1732-1799)6
5115292208Sam AdamsA Massachusetts politician who was a radical fighter for colonial independence. Helped organize the Sons of Liberty and the Non-Importation Commission, which protested the Townshend Acts, and is believed to have led the Boston Tea Party. He served in the Continental Congress throughout the Revolution, and served as Governor of Massachusetts from 1794-1797.7
5115292209John HancockPresident of Continental Congress; first one to sign Declaration, leader of sons of liberty8
5115292210Ben FranklinA delegate from Pennsylvania and proposed the "Albany Plan of the Union" as a way to strengthen colonies. Postmaster General9
5115292212Thomas Jeffersonwrote Declaration of Independence10
5115292213Richard Henry LeeA member of the Philadelphia Congress during the late 1770's. On June 7, 1776 he declared, "These United colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent states." This resolution was the start of the Declaration of Independence and end to British relations.11
5115292214GrievancesComplaints12
5115292215unalienable rightsA basic human right which cannot be taken away by government, and in Ben Franklin's view, also cannot be given away by the person, was stated in the Declaration of Independence. Life Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness13
5115292216Natural RightsLife, Liberty, and Property John Locke14
5115292218HessiansGerman soliders who were hired to fight for the British in the Revolutionary war15
5115292221Trenton and PrincetonBritish army settled for the winter; Washington crossed the Delaware river and successfully attacked on Christmas Eve; drove the British away when British reinforcements arrived16
5115292222Thomas Paine"Common Sense" "The Crisis" "These are the times that try mens souls.17
5115292224Articles of Confederation1st Constitution of the U.S. 1781-1788 (weaknesses-no executive, no judicial, no power to tax, no power to regulate trade)18
5115292232Continental army lackedtraining, supplies, and money19
5115292237British mercantilist policiesmercantilism- colonies exist to benefit the parent country taxes to repay the large debt from the war reinforcement of the Navigation Acts to stop colonial manufacturing and illegal trade Not well enforced - salutary neglect20
5115292241turning point on the warBattle of Saratoga, convinced France and European nations to ally with patriots. France declared war on Britain and gave America money, equipment, and troops. later Spain and the Netherlands help21
5154936016Virtual RepresentationThe concept held by the British that the colonists were "virtually represented" by Parliament because they were all British and had their interests in mind, even though the colonists didn't vote for Parliament22
5154956432boycottThe refusal to buy goods in order to force a change by a group/nation23
5154967385Proclamation of 1763Line established by the British to prevent westward settlement for the colonists protection and to help ease tensions with Native Americans in the west. Not well received by the colonists24
5154989907Boston MassacreIncident in 1770 where British soldiers killed colonists who were harassing and protesting the soldiers' presence25

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