American Revolution Timeline with Hamilton Musical Connections

Vocabulary flashcards created from the lecture notes on the American Revolution and its connections to the musical Hamilton.

First Continental Congress

Meeting in 1774 where colonies decided to boycott British goods and wrote the Declaration of Rights.

Patriot militias

Groups that organized to oppose British seizure of weapons in early 1775.

'Shot heard round the world'

Refers to the Battles of Lexington and Concord in April 1775, marking the start of the war.

Continental Army

Army formed by the Second Continental Congress, led by George Washington starting in 1775.

Battle of Bunker Hill

Significant battle where Patriots demonstrated their strength in June 1775.

Victory at Yorktown

1781 battle where Cornwallis was trapped, leading to Patriot victory and a decisive turn in the war.

Treaty of Paris

The 1783 agreement that formally ended the American Revolution and recognized U.S. independence.

Hamilton–Burr duel

The fatal duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr in 1804 that concluded Hamilton's life.