APUSH Topics 3.5 and More

Intolerable Acts

parliments passage in 1774 that intensified the conflict between the colonies and Great Britain

First Continential Congress

purpose of it was to respond to what the delegates viewed as Britains alarmig threats to their liberties. Most parlimentary infringments

Patrick Henry

leaded the radicals demanding the greatest concessions from Britain from Virginia

Samuel Adams of mattachusets

radical Bostonian leader and master organizer who co-founded the Sons of Liberty and the Committees of Correspondence to lead early colonial resistance. He acted as a key propagandist against British taxation and served as a delegate in the Continental Congresses, advocating for independence

John Adams of mattachusets

key leader and radical advocate for American independence during the Revolutionary era. He served as a delegate to the Continental Congress, helped draft the Declaration of Independence, and worked as a diplomat to secure foreign support and peace with Great Britain

George Washington of Virginia

served as the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army, leading colonial forces to victory over Great Britain. His resilient leadership, strategic persistence, and ability to maintain a fighting force through severe hardships were critical to the American victory

John Dickinson of Pennsylvania

moderate colonial leader and lawyer known as the "Penman of the Revolution" who, despite opposing immediate independence, authored Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania to protest British taxation policies. A key figure in the early American government, he drafted the initial framework for the Articles of Confederation. For more information on his role during this period

John Jay of newyork

conservative New York delegate to the First Continental Congress who initially favored mild protest over an immediate break from Britain. He later played a key role in shaping revolutionary governance and diplomacy for the new nation.

Joseph Gallowway

conservative Pennsylvania delegate to the First Continental Congress in 1774 who proposed a failed "Plan of Union" to reform relations with Britain. His proposal aimed to establish a colonial parliament to work with the British Parliament, a compromise that was narrowly defeated in favor of more radical measures

Suffolk Resolves

statement that orgininally issued by massachusetts. resolves called for immidiate repeal of the intolerable acts and for colonies to resist them by making military preparations and boycotting British goods

Concord

April 19, 1775, General Thomas Gage commander of british troops in boston sent a large force to seize colonial military suppliesin the town.

Paul Revere

Boston silversmith, engraver, and Sons of Liberty member who became a pivotal Patriot leader by creating anti-British propaganda. He is best known for his 1775 midnight ride alerting colonial militias to advancing British troops, serving as an express rider for the Committee of Safety.

William Dawes

a Patriot who rode from Boston on April 18, 1775, to warn colonial militias of British forces, facilitating the start of the Revolutionary War. Alongside Paul Revere, mobilized Minutemen and ensured the warning reached Lexington,

Lexington

millitia assembled on the village green to face the British. Americas forced to retreat under heavy british fire eight were killed in the brief encounter

Bunker Hill

Two months later in June 17,1775 true battle was fought between opposing armies on the outskirts of boston. colonial militia massachusetts farmers fortified breeds hill which ensured battle was wrongly named.

Continental Congress

after a fighting broke out in massachusetts this met in philidelphia in may of 1775. congress was divided, delegates mainly from new england thought the colonies should declare independance another group from the middle colonies hoped the conflict could be resolved by negotiating a new relationship with great britain

Decleration for the causes and necessities for taking up arms

called colonies to provide troops George Washinfton appointed the commander in cheif of a new colonial army and sent to boston to lead the massachusetts militia and voulenteer units from other colonies

Olive Branch Pettition

July 1775, delegates voted to send soemthing to king george the III, in which they pledged their loyalty and asked the king to intercede with parlimennt to secure peace and the protection of colonial rights

Thomas Jefferson

the five delegates formed a committe to write a statement in support of Lee’s resolution, the decleratioln listed spesific grieviances against george III’s government expressing the basic principles that justified revolution government

Decleration of independance

congress adopted lee’s resolution calling for independance on july 2nd it also adopted jeffersons work. signed july 4th 1776

patriots

2.6 million people lived in the 13 colonies, 40 % of them actively joined the stuggle against britain calling themselves american, 25 percent sided witht he british as loyalists, also the largest number of them were from new england states and virginia

Tories

revolutionary war was in some respects a civil war in whih anti-british patriots fought pro-british loyalists maintained allegiance to the king, almost 60,000 fought next to the british soldiers supplied them with arms and food and joined in raiding parties to pillage patriot homes and farms

Valley Forge

After losing philly, washingtons demoralized troops suffered through the severe winter in 1777-78 caming at this place in pennsylvania

Continentals

paper money issued by congress nown s this and it became almost worthless

Battle of Saratoga

diplomatic outcome, even more important thn the millitary result. news of the surprising american victory persuaded france to join the war against britain

George Rogers Clark

in campaign through 1778-79 the patriots led by this man captured a series of british forts in the illinois country to gain control of parts of the vast ohio territory

Yorktown

in 1781 the last major battle of the revolutionary war was fought near this place in virginia on the shores of chesapeake bay. Supported by the french naval and millitary forces, washingtons army forced the surrender of a large british army commanded by general charles cornwallis

Treaty of Paris

cornwallis defeat at yorktown was a heavy blow on the tory party in parliment that was conducting the war. the war had become unpopular in britain partly becasue it placed a heavier strain on economy and government finances

Daughters of Liberty

both prior and after war this group of women organized to oppose british actions. before the war, took direct action by boycotting british goods, during the war they provided supplies to the fighting forces

mary mccauley

women also fought in battle nd took their husbands place like this woman also known as Molly Pitcher did at the battle of monmouth

Deborah Sampson

this person passed as a man and served as a soldier for a year similarly female loyalists also provided supports to colonial and british troops

Rebublican Motherhood

new view in society evolved change was refered to this. the new role called for educating women so that in their home they could teach their children the values of the new repuublic and their roles as citizens giving women a more active role in shaping the new nations political life

Abigal Adams

despite their contributions women continued their second class status they were unsucssesfull and their please were such as this women to her husband john

Articles of Confederation

13 distinct colonies united largely by a distrust nd fear of a tyrannical british government, weak form of centeral government under this document and was written by the second continential congress during the revolutinary war

Land Ordinance of 1785

congress established a policy for surveying and selling western lands. policy set aside one square mile section of land in each 36 square mile township for public education

Northwest Ordinance of 1787

large territory lying between the great lakes and the ohio river valley congress passed a law that set the rules for creating new states the northwest thing granted limited self government developing territory and prohibited slavery in the region

Shay’s rebellion

summer of 1786 captain daniel a farmer from matt. and revolutinary war veteran led other farmers in an uprising against high state taxes imprisonement for debt lack or paper money the rebel farmers stioooed the collection of taxes and forced the closing of debtors courts

minutemen

Composed mainly of younger, physically fit men, they played a critical rapid-response role during the opening battles of Lexington and Concord.