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BOSTON TEA PARTY
-When?
-Where?
-Who was involved?
-What happened?
-What was it in response to?
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BOSTON TEA PARTY
-December 16, 1773
-Boston Harbor
-Sons of Liberty
-They went onto the British ship dressed as Indians and threw 342 cases of tea into the harbor.
-The Tea Acts
-THe Intolerable Acts |
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INTOLERABLE ACTS
-Who made the law?
-When did it take place?
-What did the law state?
-What was it in response to?
-What was the response to the law? |
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INTOLERABLE ACTS
-British Parliament
-1774
-The law closed the Boston Harbor until the tea was paid for, stopped public meetings, and made the colonists let British soldiers stay in their houses.
-The Boston Tea Party
-The colonists were not happy with the law. |
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1ST CONTINENTAL CONGRESS
-When did it take place?
-Where did it take place?
-Who were some of the attendees and where were they from?
-What did they decide to do?
-What were the Suffolk Reserves? |
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1ST CONTINENTAL CONGRESS
-September 5, 1774
-Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
-The attendees were from each colony except Georgia. Some
included John and Sam Adams, Richard Henry Lee, Patrick
Henry, George Washington.
-They met to discuss a boycott of British goods, and petition
King George III about a list of grievances that asked for
the repeal of 13 acts. They also made the Suffolk Reserves.
-The Suffolk Reserves called for the people of Suffolk County
to arm themselves against the British. |
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Paul Revere’s Ride
- Why were the British planning to march out to Concord
- Why did Paul Revere and William Dawes ride in different directions |
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-They wanted to steal the weapons in Concord
-So that they could alarm all of the peo |
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Battle of Lexington and Concord
- What happened at the Battle of Lexington
- What happened at the Battle of Concord
- Who won the battles
- What was the outcome of the battle |
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- On the British’s march to Concord, the minutemen met the British. 8 minutemen were killed during the battle
-At Concord, the militia attacked the British and drove them back to Boston. On the march back to Boston, many colonists had attacked the British.
-The British won in Lexington, the Colonists won in Concord |
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BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL
- How many soldiers had come into the Boston area after the Battles of Lexington and Concord
- What was the colonist’s plan at Bunker Hill
- Why were the British concerned
- What was the British plan of attack
- What was the outcome of their attack |
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- Militia had come from all over New England
-The colonists wanted to make fortifications on Bunker Hill and Breed’s Hill.
-The colonists had the high ground.
-The British wanted to charge up the hill
-The British won the battle because the Americans ran out of ammunition. But, they had many people dead and wounded |
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Loyalists and Patriots
- Which states had the highest concentrations of either group
- Why did people join one group or the other
- What religious group attempted to remain neutral |
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-There were more Loyalists in Georgia and more Patriots in New England
-Members of the Anglican church, their jobs depended on England, feared what would happen if they challenged the government, or they did not understand.
-The Quakers |
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2nd Continental Congress
- Where did it take place
- When did it take place
- Who attended
- What was the Olive Branch Petition
- Who was selected to lead the Continental Army, and why?
- What 4 things did the 2nd CC do to govern the country and prepare for war |
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-Philadelphia
-May 10, 1775
-The same people as in 1st Continental Congress, but with Ben Franklin, John Hancock, and Thomas Jefferson added
-George Washington was recommended by John Adams
-Authorized the printing of money, post office, established committees to communicate with Native Americans, and made a Continental Army. |
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Common Sense
- Who wrote it
- What did it say |
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-Thomas Paine
-It said that it was common sense to stop following the royal brute, King George III. |
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Declaration of Independence
- Who wrote it
- What are the four sections of the D of I
- What did the D of I say governments exist for |
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-Thomas Jefferson
-The first section was the preamble, the next two stated the colonist’s complaints and what they believed in, and the last proclaims the new existence of a new nation.
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Patriot Advantages and Disadvantages
- What were advantages the Patriots had
- What were disadvantages the Patriots had |
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-The Patriots were fighting for their own land, they knew the land, blended in, good leaders, did not have to ship things overseas.
-They had less people, no real army, one year enlistments, less money and supplies, untrained soldiers, did not want to kill people that they maybe knew, population was split on the war. |
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Battle of Long Island
- What happened at the Battle
- What was the result |
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-The British attacked the Americans at Long Island
-The British beat the Americans really badly. |
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Battle of Trenton and Princeton
- Why did Washington make such a risky attack
- Who helped him cross the Delaware
- What was the result of the Battle |
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-They were losing the war and had nothing to really lose.
-Henry Knox
-The Americans won |
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Battle of Saratoga/British Plan for Victory
- What was the British battle plan
- What happened to Philadelphia in September 1777
- What did Benedict Arnold force the British to do
- What happened at the Battle of Saratoga |
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The British wanted to take Albany, NY, and gain control of the Hudson River to separate the middle colonies from New England.
-The British captured Philadelphia
-Retreat from their journey to Albany
-Burgoyne’s backup troops had not arrived, and the Americans surrounded him and his army. So, he surrendered. |
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| a group of civilians trained to fight in emergencies |
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| an american who remained loyal to Britan |
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| an american who was determined to win the fight for independence |
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| taking neither side in conflict |
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| paid soldier who serves in a foreign country |
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| “To Concord, where you will seize and destroy all the artillery and ammunition you find.” |
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| "A dear bought victory, another such would have ruined us.” |
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| - “I only regret that I have but one lose to lose for my country” |
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| "I think the game is pretty nearly up” |
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