Respuesta :
A - April 19, 1775"Shot heard round the world"
Marked day of American Revolution
Lexington, Mass
8 Americans diedB - Benjamin FranklinRenascence man
one of the countries founding fathers
80 years old during 1st Continental Congress
wrote Poor Richards Almanac & Pennsylvania GazetteC - ConstitutionFounding Fathers conducting a political experiment
Document explains separation of government (3 branches)
Lived under Constitution for 200 yearsD - Daughters of Libertywomen had a role in the Revolution
boycotts of British goods & services
Molly Pitcher fought along side men during war bay loading cannonsE - England (Great Britain)Started taxing America for revenue in 1764 to replace money for 7 years war
acts were passed in parliament btwn 1764-1765
Americans had no representation
King George III = TyrantF- FranceLouis XIV smuggled military supplies to America
recognized in America as an independent nation
Lafayette worked with Washington during warG - "Give me liberty, or give me death!"Patrick Henry
March 23, 1775 @ St John's Church
Very persuasive speech
Points out that British gov. was not giving Americans representationH - John HancockFamous signer of the DOI
1st person to sign
wealthiest man in BostonI- Independenceradical idea to Americans
nobody believed it was possible
founding fathers changed the US foreverJ- Thomas Jeffersonwrote DOI
thought "People governed themselves"
Separation of church and stateK- Kings mountainOctober 7, 1780
South Carolina
1400 Americans & 1100 Loyalist
Loyalist lost
1st little civil warL- John LockePhilosophy of Government
believed all men were born with certain rights
believed in the right to rebel against government if their rights weren't respectedM- Minute menSpecial units of Massachusetts militia
ready at minutes notice to defend the countryN- NavyAmerica didnt have much of a Navy
Britain had strong navy
lessened threat when French became allyO- October 1777bad month for the British
tried to divide country by sending an army south from Canada
defeat in Saratoga, New YorkP- Thomas Painewrote Common Sense
Influential writer
5 major reasons for independence
also wrote the American Crisis to boost moralQ - Quartering actpassed in parliament in May 1765
house British soldiers in homes
one of acts to lead to Am. Rev.
NY punished in 1767 for revolting against actR- Paul RevereMidnight ride
April 18, 1775
British have arrived
engraver & silversmithS- Samuel Adams"thorn" in England's side
troublemaker in New England
founded the Sons Of Liberty
Main instigator of the Boston Tea Party
Made title "Boston Massacre"T- TaxBritish taxed Americans because of 7 years war
Began to tax sugar, tea, coffee & wine
Stamp act- taxed printed documentsU- United States13 colonies:
New York
Mass.
Penn.
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
New Jersey
Virginia
Maryland
Delaware
Conn.
New Hampshire
Rhode IslandV- Valley ForgePenn., Winter of 1777-1778
George Washington's camp
very cold
ran out of supplies
approx. 2000 dies & others went home
the ones who stayed became a well trained armyW- George Washingtonbecame popular during French & Indian war
1st president of USA
served 8 yearsX- Expression of American mindThomas Jefferson described the purpose of the DOI = American mindY- YorktownAmerican forces & French defeated Cornwallis
Last battle of Am. Rev.Z- ZealousPatriots were zealous in their fight
Am. Rev. was a start of a new world
Marked day of American Revolution
Lexington, Mass
8 Americans diedB - Benjamin FranklinRenascence man
one of the countries founding fathers
80 years old during 1st Continental Congress
wrote Poor Richards Almanac & Pennsylvania GazetteC - ConstitutionFounding Fathers conducting a political experiment
Document explains separation of government (3 branches)
Lived under Constitution for 200 yearsD - Daughters of Libertywomen had a role in the Revolution
boycotts of British goods & services
Molly Pitcher fought along side men during war bay loading cannonsE - England (Great Britain)Started taxing America for revenue in 1764 to replace money for 7 years war
acts were passed in parliament btwn 1764-1765
Americans had no representation
King George III = TyrantF- FranceLouis XIV smuggled military supplies to America
recognized in America as an independent nation
Lafayette worked with Washington during warG - "Give me liberty, or give me death!"Patrick Henry
March 23, 1775 @ St John's Church
Very persuasive speech
Points out that British gov. was not giving Americans representationH - John HancockFamous signer of the DOI
1st person to sign
wealthiest man in BostonI- Independenceradical idea to Americans
nobody believed it was possible
founding fathers changed the US foreverJ- Thomas Jeffersonwrote DOI
thought "People governed themselves"
Separation of church and stateK- Kings mountainOctober 7, 1780
South Carolina
1400 Americans & 1100 Loyalist
Loyalist lost
1st little civil warL- John LockePhilosophy of Government
believed all men were born with certain rights
believed in the right to rebel against government if their rights weren't respectedM- Minute menSpecial units of Massachusetts militia
ready at minutes notice to defend the countryN- NavyAmerica didnt have much of a Navy
Britain had strong navy
lessened threat when French became allyO- October 1777bad month for the British
tried to divide country by sending an army south from Canada
defeat in Saratoga, New YorkP- Thomas Painewrote Common Sense
Influential writer
5 major reasons for independence
also wrote the American Crisis to boost moralQ - Quartering actpassed in parliament in May 1765
house British soldiers in homes
one of acts to lead to Am. Rev.
NY punished in 1767 for revolting against actR- Paul RevereMidnight ride
April 18, 1775
British have arrived
engraver & silversmithS- Samuel Adams"thorn" in England's side
troublemaker in New England
founded the Sons Of Liberty
Main instigator of the Boston Tea Party
Made title "Boston Massacre"T- TaxBritish taxed Americans because of 7 years war
Began to tax sugar, tea, coffee & wine
Stamp act- taxed printed documentsU- United States13 colonies:
New York
Mass.
Penn.
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
New Jersey
Virginia
Maryland
Delaware
Conn.
New Hampshire
Rhode IslandV- Valley ForgePenn., Winter of 1777-1778
George Washington's camp
very cold
ran out of supplies
approx. 2000 dies & others went home
the ones who stayed became a well trained armyW- George Washingtonbecame popular during French & Indian war
1st president of USA
served 8 yearsX- Expression of American mindThomas Jefferson described the purpose of the DOI = American mindY- YorktownAmerican forces & French defeated Cornwallis
Last battle of Am. Rev.Z- ZealousPatriots were zealous in their fight
Am. Rev. was a start of a new world
