3.5-3.6 hsitory

what was the purpose of the first continental congress an what was kings reactions

to respond to the British threats to the colonists liberties and like a voice for the colonists to manage the growing british conflict, king angrily dismissed it

what did the colonists initially want

they wanted to protest their rights and restore ther relationship with the crown that they had before the 7 years war

deleaate groups

radials

moderates

conservatives mild statement of protest

unprecedented loyalists who didn’t challenge the king

what was the olive branch petition and why did they send it and how did king react

it was a pledge of loyalty and asked the king to protect colonial rights, they sent it because they wanted to change their relationship with britain, he angrily dismissed it and made prohibitory act

who proposed the declaration of independence in 1776 and who drafted it

richard henry lee proposed independence for the colonies and gave them unalienable rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness and thomas jefferson drafted it

colonial views towards independence

40% were patriots, 25% were loyalists, and 35% remained neutral so this was a minority movement meaning not many people participated and payed attention to the struggle BUT COLONIAL SOLDIERS HAD A STRONG COMMITMENT TO INDEPENDENCE

where were the 3 fazes of the war

New england lexington and concord, middle battle of sarotoga, south battle of yorktown final battle

battle of sarotoga

it was considered the turning point of the war because the french joined the colonists and they had all the resources that the colonists needed

treaty of paris

Britain would recognize the US as an independent state

the missippi river would be the western boundary of that nation

americans would have fishing rights off the coast of canada

americans would pay debts owed to british merchant and honor loyalists claims

reasons for american victory

Washington got the support of the french army, the colonists were fighting on their homeland, colonists determination to have independence

what’s republican motherhood

it was a new view of women’s status and called for educating women so that they can teach their children in their home the values of the republic and their roles as citizens, however the woman’s roles were still considered mainly at home and inferior

effects of revolution

encouraged women to fight for rights, spread that people have the right to govern themselves, liberty and equality, alienable rights, slavery contradicted the revolution so they briefly stopped it but they brought it back for the cotton gin

who fought for who

africans fought for both sides bc british said that any african that joins their side is free and washington made same offer

natives supported the british bc colonists attack them

daughters of liberty

opposed british actions and boycotted british goods before the war