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| What contradictions and inconsistencies do you see in the American Revolution? |
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| 1. They were fighting for liberty, but yet they traditionally the enemies, and now owned slaves, 2. Role of the French (the French are allies of the Am.), 3. American fighting against the British, but at the same time saying they are loyal \ |
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| When the Second Continental congress met in 1775, what did it do? |
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| they named G. Washington as commander in Chief of the Army\ |
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| What was the Olive Branch Petition? |
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| It was a petition to ask the king to have Parliament reach an agreement among colonist\ |
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| Describe the early fighting in the north. |
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| What was written in Tom Paine's Common Sense? How did ti effect American public opinion? |
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| It attacked the Monarchy, it pointed out the faults of the British Government, and called for the establishment of an independence; it shifted opinion in favor of independence \ |
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| State the Resolution of Independence. (July 2, 1776) Who came up with this? |
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| A short statement saying these united colonies are free and independent states; Richard Henry Lee\ |
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| Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? Know at least one famous sentence. |
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| Thomas Jefferson; We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.\ |
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| What were the weaknesses of the American colonies during the Revolution? |
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| They were not willing to stay in it for the long run, and they were not willing to fight for other colonies****\ |
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| What were the American strengths? |
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| They were familiar with the territory, they were fighting for their homes, and they had the French & George Washington\ |
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| Describe the fighting in New York in the spring of 1776. |
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| Washington tried to defend NY but was outnumbered & inexperienced, he was pushed back to Pennsylvania & his army was reduced to a 1/3\ |
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| What happened on Christmas night, 1776? On Jan. 5, 1777? |
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| George Washington crosses the Delaware River with 2400 men; marched to Trenton where the Hessians were sleeping from their celebration, where the Americans took 900 of their men with 5 casualties; they went on to another victory in Princeton\ |
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| What was the British plan for cutting off the New England colonies? |
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| 3 Part Plan: 1. 3 Armies to come together Canada- Gen. Burgoyne from the north, Gen. Howe- NYC from the south, and Gen. Ledger from the west to meet in albany\ |
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| What happened at the Battle of Saratoga? Why was this significant? |
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| American's defeated Burgoyne's Army, The French get involved, they sign a treaty declaring open involvement in the war on the american side\ |
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| Describe the winter of 1777-78 at Valley Forge. |
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| Lac of food and clothing, people were deserting, it was cold, people resorted to boiling shoe leather for food\ |
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| What happened when the British attacked Savannah and Charles Town in 1778? |
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| Captured Savannah & Charles Town as well as the whole Am. Army\ |
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| Who was Nathaniel Greene? Why was he important? |
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| How were the Americans able to win at Yorktown? |
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| What were the terms of the Treaty of Paris? (5) |
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| What happened to Florida? |
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| American boundaries established, American Independence is recognized, British withdraw troops, British collect debts, Congress encourage states to return loyalist land\ |
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| Was the American Revolution really a revolution? Why or why not? |
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| Since the revolution had been fought on the principals of equality, why were the laves not freed? |
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| Because it was in violation of peoples property rights, The Economy- people were making a profit from slaver, fear of what might occur with freedom \ |
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| How did emancipation come about in the northern states? |
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| Gradual Emancipation laws were passed, and that children of the slaves would be freed at a certain age\ |
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| How were the women affected by the revolution? |
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