Chapter 3.3-3.5

What is Concord?

The place where all the weapons for the colonists were stored in secret during the revolutionary war

Who were the top 3 messengers?

Paul Revere

William Dawes

Samuel Prescott

Definition of limited government?

System in which the power of the government is limited, not absolute

Define representative government?

Government in which people elect delegates to makes laws and conduct government

Where and when was the turning point in the Revolutionary War?

The Battle of Saratoga, 1778

When did Spain declare war on Britain?

1779

What was signed to officially recognize America as an independent country?

When was it signed?

The Treaty of Paris on September 3rd, 1783

Define the Coersive/Intolerable Acts

Where Parliament closed down Boston Harbor and put Massachusetts under military rule

Define Militias

A group of citizen soldiers (the minuteman)

Commander of the English army?

Cornwallis

What does the Declaration of Independence state?

The government serves to protect citizens rights, which Parliament refused to do

Where did the main ideas in the Declaration of Independence come from?

John Locke

Commander of the American Army?

Gerorge Washington

Out of the 13 colonies, how many colonies needed to ratify in order for the war to happen?

9

What was the signing of the Declaration of Independence considered?

Treason

Who were the sons of liberty? How many were there?

They were action takers and about 5,000+ of them

Who were the ones who dumped the tea into Boston Harbor?

The sons of liberty

What items did the colonists boycott?

Paper, stamps, tea, etc.

How many people were killed during the boston massacre?

5

When was the tea act enforced?

1773

What is the tea act?

The tea act made british east indian company tea the only legal tea in america without being taxed. Every other tea was taxed

What was the tea act meant to do?

Drive the colonists to bankruptcy

What are the list of grievences?

Receipts against the British to list reasons on why the colonists wanted to be independent

Who wrote the pamphlet “Common Sense?”?

Thomas Paine