United States History Beginnings to 1877, Chapter 4

S1 Part of the last straw was closing of Boston Harbor, which was part of a larger list of punishments called the ...

Intolerable Acts

S1 What was the goal of the first continental congress

To see what the colonists should do about the british

S1 What was a result of the first continental congress

The Declaration of Rights was drafted

S1 Why were the British so interested in concord

They're were weapons there

S1 The Second Continental Congress pursued peace by writing...

The Olive Branch Petition

S1 The Second Continental Congress also prepared for the war by

Creating the Continental Army

S1 Why was the Battle of Bunker hill important to the patriots

It taught them that they can take on the British

S1 Most of the Battles were fought around

Boston

S2 What was the purpose of Common Sense

to recruit for the patriots

S2 What was the formal announcement of separation from the british

The Declaration of independence

S2 Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness

Unalienable Rights

S2 Taxes, unfair laws and trail without jury

Violation of Rights

S2 Broken social contract

Right to break away

S2 When was the declaration of independence passed

July 4 1776

S2 What were colonists called who supported the british

Loyalists

S2 What were colonists called when they supported to break away

Patriots

S2 The Declaration of Independence failed to mention who..

Women, Native Americans and Slaves

S3 What kind of African Americans did the Patriots allow in their army

Free

S3 What kind of African Americans did the British allow in their army

Slaved

S3 Why did the colonies want to fight a defensive war

They were running low on supplies

S3 Why was the battle of Trenton important

It got the colonies a boost of morale

S3 Why was the battle of Saratoga important to the colonies

It got them help from other countries.

S3 Why was the winter at Valley Forge unpleasant

There was low supplies, 2000 soldiers died, but it showed the Patriots Will to win

S3 Because the colonial forces were outmatched they chose to go after what

Supply Stations

S4 The British were not winning the war up north so they chose to do what

Go after the Southern Colonies

S4 They would get help from who

Loyalists and Slaves

S4 Why were battles being more brutal

They would destroy livestock and farms and the battles were more direct

S4 The Last colony to join the revolution was

Georgia

S4 The patriots were using guerilla warfare which affected the british...

supply and communication lines

S4 What contributed to the low moral

Money and supplies were running low, Benedict Arnold turned traitor.

S4 What was the last major battle of the Revolutionary war

The Battle of Yorktown

S4 The Results of the revolutionary war were...

Britain Recognized America's independence