The Great American Revolution

British advantages

Superior navy, supplied soldiers, well paid and trained, allies

Colonist’s advantages

knowing the land, great cause, effective leadership, time, French alliance

Lexington and Concord: April 19, 1775

colonists started collecting weapons

Paul Revere

warned towns that the British were coming

British were met by…

colonist’s militia: shots fired/ Shot Heard ‘Round The World

Colonists’ supplies

destroyed by British

Second Continental Congress

to establish war efforts

Thomas Jefferson was asked to do what?

write the Declaration of Independence

Declaration of Independence.

introduced on July 2 and signed July 4

What happened at Bunker Hill?

British surrounded Boston Harbor and tried to take the surrounding land

Colonists on Bunker Hill

retreated because they were out of ammo

Bunker Hill led to what?

more precautions taken by both sides

Americans lose early…

British take New York and force Washington to retreat through N.J

Victory in Trenton December 26, 1776

Washington crossed the Delaware river and attacked Hessians while they were sleeping.

How many Hessians did the colonist capture?

900

Turning point of the war

Captured entire British division

How did French and Spanish help?

they sent supplies and soldier to help them fight.

What is Valley Forge referred to as?

The worst winter in American History

How many men died?

2,000

What did Washington try to do?

He sent letters for more supplies, but none came.

Where was the final battle?

Yorktown

What is the Treaty of Paris?

The agreement that gave American independence

What is Guerilla Warfare?

Using your knowledge of the land to your advantage.

Where was the U.S. territory?

the land east of the Mississippi

Who gains control of Florida?

Spain

How did this effect Spain?

Spain declared war against Great Britain in 1779

How did this effect France?

Declared war in 1778

Both were affected how?

They gained a major trading power with the U.S

common theme

expansion for power

reason

logical thought

What long held beliefs did they start to challenge?

Government, Education, Law, Religion

Enlightenment

time period where reason was used to shape people’s ideas about society and politics

Divine right

people thought God chose rulers and that they couldn’t go against God.

John Locke

English philosopher

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Came up with ideas that would benefit the colonists

Proclamation Line of 1763

British’s way of trying to stop the colonists from expanding

When was the Sugar act?

April 1763

Sugar act

the British started taxing the colonists on their sugar, wine coffee, and textiles

When was the Stamp act?

February 1765

Stamp act

Parliaments first attempt at controlling the colonists

When was the Quartering act?

March 1765

Quartering act

British troops were to be housed in the colonists’ homes whenever needed.

What did the Quartering act lead to?

Tension that caused the Boston Massacre

When was the stamp act congress?

October 1765

What was the stamp act congress?

The first meeting between colonists and the Parliament

commone theme for stamp act congress

“no taxation without representation”

When was the townshend act?

June 1767

Townshend act

raised funds by taxing goods

Goods taxed in Townshend act

Glass, Wine, Paper, Tea

When was the Tea act

May 1773

Tea act

not used to tax colonists: used to get rid of millions of pounds of extra tea

What does the tea act lead to?

Boston tea party

When was the Boston Tea party?

December 1773

When were the intolerable acts?

1774

intolerable acts

meant to punish the colonists.

What were the intolerable acts

Boston port act, Massachusetts Government act, Quartering act

First Continental Congress

held in Philidalphia

When were the Articles of Association?

October 1776

Articles of Association

meant to hurt British government

Thomas Jefferson

Writer of Declaration of Indepedence

Declaration of Independence

collaboration of multiple men

Benjamin Franklin

Ambassador for U.S.

John Adams

Became second president of the U.S.

George Washington

General of the continental army

Alexander Hamilton

fought in the revolution