Depth topic 1 American colonies

What were the thirteen american colonies?

New hampshire

New york

New jersey

delaware

maryland

pennsylvania

virginia south carolina

georgia

massachusetts

rhode island maine

some of the acts passed that annoyed the colonists?

stamp act 1765

sugar act 1764

sons of liberty?

protestors who lead the crowds in boston

called for a boycott

taring and feathering?

practice of covering compliant merchants it tar and feathers

tax collectors were also targeted

who was thomas paine

english born enlightnement thinker

Boston massacre?

1770

crowd of 100,5 killed

Sam adams made it known it was a massacre

mercantilism?

maximising exports minimising import

1776 quartering act?

required colonies to provide british soldiers with accommodation

bare jarring

quebec act 1774?

Focused on canada not america

series of compromises to please the french

french civil law was reinstated,became legal for the french to practice roman catholicism

why was the quebec act so unpopular?

seen as a threat to the protestant colonists

seen as a penalty for thier resistance

took away terrirotry from pennsyvliavnia and viginia

the first continental congress?

1774

suffolk resolves-radicals proposals

The second continental congress?

1775

thomas jefferson and benjamin franklin in attendance

appointed washington commander of the continental army

what did the colonists write to king george?

Declaration of the causes and necessities for taking up arms 1775

the olive branch petition 1775

what was the olive branch petition?

written by moderate john dickinson

begged big george to prevent further hostilities

what was thomas paine’s 1776 book

Common sense

sold 120,000 copies in 3 months

attacked british constitution

declaration of independence?

4th of july 1776

56 signatures including sam adams,john adams,benjamin,jefferson

what battle marked the start of the war of independance?

Battles of lexington and concord 1775

What battle did the british lose badly in 1776?

saratoga

brits had to surrender

french also committed to fighting with them

battle of the saintes?

1782

one of the greatest british victories ever

french were trying to capture jamaica

Who was william howe?

british commander 1775-1778

could of destroyed the lesser continental army

had 32,00 men to their 20,000

John burgoyne?

very eccentric british general

poor communication with howe

30 vehicles for his personal belongings

henry clinton?

british commander 1778-1781 (howes replacement)

poor supply lines

didnt get on with cornwallis

charles cornwallis?

1779

lead army in southern campaign

surrendered at yorktown ending the war