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Discuss why the colonists became frustrated with their Mother Country, Great Britain. Also discuss how the colonists protested against Britain.
Discuss why the colonists became frustrated with their Mother Country, Great Britain. Also discuss how the colonists protested against Britain.
The colonists became frustrated with Great Britain due to various factors, notably the taxation without representation and restrictions on westward expansion. They protested through boycotts, petitions, and rallies.
What advice would you give to the King?
What advice would you give to the King?
As a member of the British Parliament, I would advise the King to consider the colonists' grievances, particularly their lack of representation in Parliament. Negotiating a compromise that addresses the grievances is critical to avoid escalating tensions.
The goal of the First Continental Congress was to separate from Britain.
The goal of the First Continental Congress was to separate from Britain.
False (B)
What was the primary purpose of the Declaration of Rights?
What was the primary purpose of the Declaration of Rights?
Who were the Patriots?
Who were the Patriots?
Who were the Loyalists?
Who were the Loyalists?
In April 1775, MA Governor Thomas Gage learned that a ______ of weapons was stored in Concord, about 20 miles from Boston.
In April 1775, MA Governor Thomas Gage learned that a ______ of weapons was stored in Concord, about 20 miles from Boston.
What did Gage decide to do about the weapons?
What did Gage decide to do about the weapons?
Who were the Sons of Liberty?
Who were the Sons of Liberty?
Who found out about Gage's plan and informed Paul Revere?
Who found out about Gage's plan and informed Paul Revere?
What was Robert Newman's task?
What was Robert Newman's task?
How did Newman signal Revere and Dawes about the direction of the British soldiers?
How did Newman signal Revere and Dawes about the direction of the British soldiers?
What did Revere and Dawes do after seeing the two lanterns?
What did Revere and Dawes do after seeing the two lanterns?
Who were the Minutemen?
Who were the Minutemen?
About how many armed Minutemen were waiting at Lexington?
About how many armed Minutemen were waiting at Lexington?
Who were the British troops referred to as?
Who were the British troops referred to as?
What happened at the Battle of Lexington?
What happened at the Battle of Lexington?
The battle at Lexington lasted several hours.
The battle at Lexington lasted several hours.
What happened to the colonists at the battle of Lexington?
What happened to the colonists at the battle of Lexington?
After the Battle of Lexington, the British troops marched directly to Concord.
After the Battle of Lexington, the British troops marched directly to Concord.
Who warned the people of Concord that the British were coming, and what did they do?
Who warned the people of Concord that the British were coming, and what did they do?
What did the British do in frustration after being unable to seize the weapons in Concord?
What did the British do in frustration after being unable to seize the weapons in Concord?
What did the Patriots from across the countryside do?
What did the Patriots from across the countryside do?
What happened when the British troops reached Boston after the Battles of Lexington and Concord?
What happened when the British troops reached Boston after the Battles of Lexington and Concord?
Why did the Second Continental Congress meet?
Why did the Second Continental Congress meet?
The Second Continental Congress immediately declared independence from Britain.
The Second Continental Congress immediately declared independence from Britain.
What did the Second Continental Congress ask the states to do?
What did the Second Continental Congress ask the states to do?
What did the Second Continental Congress authorize the creation of?
What did the Second Continental Congress authorize the creation of?
Why was the creation of the Continental Army a significant action?
Why was the creation of the Continental Army a significant action?
Who was chosen to command the Continental Army?
Who was chosen to command the Continental Army?
What was the Olive Branch Petition, and what happened to it?
What was the Olive Branch Petition, and what happened to it?
Why were the Boston Patriots desperate for supplies?
Why were the Boston Patriots desperate for supplies?
Where did the Patriots send Benedict Arnold and soldiers?
Where did the Patriots send Benedict Arnold and soldiers?
The Patriots succeeded in capturing Fort Ticonderoga.
The Patriots succeeded in capturing Fort Ticonderoga.
What did the Patriots build near Boston Harbor?
What did the Patriots build near Boston Harbor?
Why did the British have to cross Boston Harbor?
Why did the British have to cross Boston Harbor?
How many British troops were involved in the Battle of Bunker Hill?
How many British troops were involved in the Battle of Bunker Hill?
How many Colonial militia were involved in the Battle of Bunker Hill?
How many Colonial militia were involved in the Battle of Bunker Hill?
How many attempts did it take for the British to take the hill?
How many attempts did it take for the British to take the hill?
Why is the battle known as the Battle of Bunker Hill?
Why is the battle known as the Battle of Bunker Hill?
The Battle of Bunker Hill resulted in a decisive victory for the British.
The Battle of Bunker Hill resulted in a decisive victory for the British.
Where did George Washington arrive after the Battle of Bunker Hill?
Where did George Washington arrive after the Battle of Bunker Hill?
What did Washington believe the Continental Army needed?
What did Washington believe the Continental Army needed?
Who did Washington send to retrieve artillery from Fort Ticonderoga?
Who did Washington send to retrieve artillery from Fort Ticonderoga?
What was the primary challenge faced by Colonel Knox during his mission?
What was the primary challenge faced by Colonel Knox during his mission?
Where did Washington move his army to?
Where did Washington move his army to?
Why was Dorchester Heights a strategic location?
Why was Dorchester Heights a strategic location?
Where did Howe retreat to?
Where did Howe retreat to?
Describe the scenario faced by a person living on a farm in New York in 1776.
Describe the scenario faced by a person living on a farm in New York in 1776.
What is the significance of Thomas Paine's Common Sense?
What is the significance of Thomas Paine's Common Sense?
What did Thomas Paine argue in Common Sense?
What did Thomas Paine argue in Common Sense?
What document did the Continental Congress create to declare colonies' independence?
What document did the Continental Congress create to declare colonies' independence?
Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?
Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?
What are the three main ideas of the Declaration of Independence?
What are the three main ideas of the Declaration of Independence?
When did the Continental Congress approve the Declaration of Independence?
When did the Continental Congress approve the Declaration of Independence?
What did the signing of the Declaration of Independence make the rebellion?
What did the signing of the Declaration of Independence make the rebellion?
What happened to more than 50,000 Loyalists?
What happened to more than 50,000 Loyalists?
Most Native Americans sided with the Patriots.
Most Native Americans sided with the Patriots.
Why was the Declaration of Independence considered unfinished business for some people?
Why was the Declaration of Independence considered unfinished business for some people?
What did Abigail Adams try to do?
What did Abigail Adams try to do?
Why did the Declaration of Independence not address the rights of enslaved Africans?
Why did the Declaration of Independence not address the rights of enslaved Africans?
What did the British promise enslaved Africans?
What did the British promise enslaved Africans?
What did Washington allow in response to Lord Dunmore's Proclamation?
What did Washington allow in response to Lord Dunmore's Proclamation?
What were the primary roles of women during the war?
What were the primary roles of women during the war?
Who was Molly Pitcher?
Who was Molly Pitcher?
Who was Deborah Sampson?
Who was Deborah Sampson?
What did the Patriots hope to accomplish by invading Canada?
What did the Patriots hope to accomplish by invading Canada?
Who led the Patriots in the capture of Montreal?
Who led the Patriots in the capture of Montreal?
Who did General Benedict Arnold lead?
Who did General Benedict Arnold lead?
What happened when the combined armies attacked Quebec?
What happened when the combined armies attacked Quebec?
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First Continental Congress
First Continental Congress
A gathering of colonial leaders from all colonies except Georgia, met in Philadelphia in 1774 to discuss issues with Great Britain.
Patriots
Patriots
Colonists who chose to fight for independence from Great Britain.
Loyalists
Loyalists
Colonists who chose to stay loyal to the British Crown.
British Plan to Seize Weapons in Concord
British Plan to Seize Weapons in Concord
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Paul Revere
Paul Revere
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Minutemen
Minutemen
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Battle of Lexington
Battle of Lexington
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Battle of Concord
Battle of Concord
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Second Continental Congress
Second Continental Congress
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Continental Army
Continental Army
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George Washington
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Olive Branch Petition
Olive Branch Petition
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Fort Ticonderoga
Fort Ticonderoga
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Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of Bunker Hill
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Dorchester Heights Siege
Dorchester Heights Siege
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Common Sense
Common Sense
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Declaration of Independence
Declaration of Independence
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Unalienable Rights
Unalienable Rights
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King George III's Tyranny
King George III's Tyranny
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Right to Revolution
Right to Revolution
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Full-Scale Revolt
Full-Scale Revolt
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Loyalists (Tories)
Loyalists (Tories)
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Native American Alliances
Native American Alliances
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Abigail Adams and Women's Rights
Abigail Adams and Women's Rights
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Slavery and the Declaration of Independence
Slavery and the Declaration of Independence
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Native Americans and the Declaration of Independence
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British Strengths
British Strengths
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British Weaknesses
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American Weaknesses
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American Strengths
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Winter at Valley Forge
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American Naval Operations
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John Paul Jones
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War in the South
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Francis Marion
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Battle of Yorktown
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Treaty of Paris
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Study Notes
American Revolution Begins
- The colonists became frustrated with Great Britain due to various policies and actions.
- Colonists protested against British policies through boycotts, petitions, and eventually, armed resistance.
First Continental Congress
- Colonial leaders (excluding Georgia) met in Philadelphia in October 1774.
- The First Continental Congress discussed actions to take against Great Britain.
- Delegates compromised to continue boycotting British goods and prepare for war.
- A Declaration of Rights was drafted and presented to King George III, emphasizing rights to life, liberty, and property.
- The goal was to state concerns and achieve a resolution, not to separate from Britain.
The Ride of Paul Revere
- In April 1775, Governor Thomas Gage learned of a weapons stockpile in Concord.
- Gage planned to seize the weapons.
- Patriot spies informed Paul Revere of the plan.
- Paul Revere enlisted the help of Robert Newman.
- Newman climbed the steeple of the Old North Church to watch for British soldiers.
- If British soldiers were seen crossing by land, one lantern would be displayed.
- If they crossed the Charles River, two lanterns would be displayed.
- Revere and William Dawes saw two lanterns, sounded the alert, and warned the minutemen.
Battles of Lexington and Concord
- On April 19, 1775, British troops arrived in Lexington.
- Seventy armed minutemen were waiting.
- A shot was fired, initiating the battle.
- The battle only lasted a few minutes with 8 colonists dead and 10 wounded.
- British continued to Concord but were met with resistance and slowed by Patriots.
- Patriot forces hid weapons and supplies before British arrived and burned buildings.
- Patriots from across the countryside chased the British back to Boston.
- British soldiers were referred to as Red Coats, Bloody Backs, or Lobsterbacks by patriots.
Second Continental Congress (1775)
- Met after King George III refused to address colonists' concerns in the Declaration of Rights.
- Some delegates called for war, others for peace.
- States were asked to create new constitutions in preparation for war and authorize the creation of a Continental Army.
- The Continental Army was to fight Great Britain.
- George Washington was chosen to command the army.
- Congress attempted one last attempt at peace with the Olive Branch Petition but the King refused to read it.
- The Boston patriots also attempted to capture Fort Ticonderoga to gain supplies.
Early Battles: Bunker/Breed's Hill
- The battle took place in Charlestown.
- Patriots were looking for supplies, Benedict Arnold led 400 men to Fort Ticonderoga.
- The British had a force of 2,400 vs 1,600 colonial militia.
- The colonial militia was forced to retreat from lack of ammunition.
- The patriots moved the heavy artillery canons from Fort Ticonderoga to Boston.
- Washington stationed cannons and troops on Nook’s Hill. Howe was forced to retreat to Canada on March 7
Declaring Independence (1776)
- Thomas Paine wrote "Common Sense" and distributed it in Philadelphia in January 1776.
- The pamphlet argued for independence and was widely read.
- A Continental Congress committee drafted the Declaration of Independence primarily written by Thomas Jefferson.
- The Declaration of Independence formally announced the colonies break from Great Britain.
- The Declaration had three main ideas:
- All people possess unalienable rights, including the rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
- King George III violated colonists' rights through taxation without consent and passing unfair laws.
- The colonies had a right to break away from Great Britain because the King had broken the social contract.
- On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress approved the Declaration.
Choosing Sides
- The signing of the Declaration made the rebellion a full-scale revolt against Great Britain.
- Those who supported independence were considered Patriots, while those who sided with the British were Loyalists or Tories.
- Many Loyalists fled the country to Canada.
Unfinished Business
- Women often ran the farm or business and served as messengers, nurses, or spies.
- Key women include Abigail Adams who urged her husband to include women's rights in the Declaration and Molly Pitcher who took her husband's place loading cannons in battle.
- The Declaration did not recognize the rights of enslaved African Americans. Though some New England colonies were taking steps towards ending slavery at the time.
- The Declaration also did not address rights of Native Americans.
Supporting the War Effort
- Washington's chief task was to raise and maintain troops for the Continental Army.
- Soldiers were often young, and lacked money or property.
- Harsh conditions and low pay made keeping soldiers a constant challenge.
- Washington faced the question of whether to recruit African Americans.
- Lord Dunmore's Proclamation offered freedom to enslaved Africans who served with the British.
War in the South
- The war in the South was more brutal than the war in the North.
- The British Army destroyed crops, farm animals, and property in the South.
- British officer Banastre Tarleton was notorious for not taking prisoners and killing soldiers who tried to surrender.
- Georgia, and then South Carolina fell to the British.
- General Gates was replaced by General Greene after the Battle of Camden.
Battles of Yorktown (1781), and the Treaty of Paris (1783)
- In early 1781, the British held all of the South plus Philadelphia and New York City, although their morale was low.
- Popular General Benedict Arnold joined the British.
- The Continental army under Greene began harassing Cornwalls and forced him to retreat to Yorktown.
- Washington and his combined Allied forces (France) surrounded Cornwallis on land and the French navy blocked his escape by sea.
- The siege at Yorktown lasted for weeks until the British surrendered on October 19, 1781.
- The last major battle of the American Revolution was at Yorktown.
- The Treaty of Paris in 1783, Great Britain recognized the United States as a country, established borders, and acknowledged American rights to settle and trade west of the original 13 colonies.
War at Sea
- The French navy greatly aided the colonists, and American naval forces grew from four ships to many more ships.
- The Americans equipped merchant ships with artillery to create ships for battle, and made a major offensive to harm British ships off the Carolina coast and in the Bahamas.
- John Paul Jones was a significant figure in the American Navy, though considered a pirate by the British, he captured many British supply ships. The French supported him.
- George Rogers Clark led a Western campaign into the Ohio Valley, weakening the British presence in that area.
Other Important Figures and Events
- Marquis de Lafayette from France, a well trained general, aided the American army and financially supported the cause.
- Ben Franklin was in France and encouraged the French King Louis XVI to support the American war effort.
- The Continental Army suffered hardship at Valley Forge, but the army was transformed by experienced Prussian officer, Frederich Von Steuben.
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This quiz explores key events leading to the American Revolution, such as the frustrations of colonists with British policies, the First Continental Congress, and the pivotal ride of Paul Revere. Test your knowledge on the actions and decisions that fueled the colonial drive for independence.