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| Coercive Acts | Four measures passed by the British Parliament in 1774 as punishment for American colonial defiance and the Boston Tea Party |
| King George III | King of England during the Revolutionary War period |
| George Washington | appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army |
| Philadelphia, PA | city where the Second Continental Congress met |
| Benedict Arnold | a general in the Continental Army who turned to the British when he got angry with General Washington for not promoting him |
| shot heard round the world | referred to the beginning of the American Revolutionary War. The 1775 first shot was fired during an armed stand-off between British forces and local militia in Lexington, escalating into engagements at the Old North Bridge in the battles of Lexington and Concord. |
| Hessians | German soldiers hired by King George III to put down the rebellion in the colonies |
| Thomas Paine | published the pamphlet in 1776; it encouraged the colonist to break from British control |
| Paul Revere and William Dawes | were assigned the duty of riding the countryside to warn the colonists that the British were moving to Concord |
| Quebec, Canada | the area Generals Montgomery and Arnold marched on hoping to make it the 14th colony |
| France and Spain | As early as 1776, these two countries were supplying the colonies with munitions |
| July 4, 1776 | the date that the Continental Congress approved the Declaration of Independence |
| September 3, 1783 | the date of the final signing of the Peace of Paris |
| boundaries of the new nation | the Great Lakes to the north, the Mississippi River to the West, the northern boundary of Florida to the south, and the Atlantic Ocean on the east |
| France | the representatives to the peace talks had instructions from the Continental Congress to consult with this country before finalizing any final negotiations. Due to problems with the French and Spanish, the representatives did not carry out this instruction. They negotiated with the British without the French approval. |
| Why was George Washington a good choice for Commander-in-Chief? | his experience and leadership skills were superior; he was from Virginia which would not offend anyone; he was a bold commander; he planned his moves carefully; he came form a wealthy, old family |
| King George III response to a compromise | the king did not even read the documents sent to him for compromise; he instead hired thousands of Hessian soldiers to put down the rebellion |
| Defeat at Breed's Hill | the colonist held the British off twice but then ran out of gunpowder and had to retreat |
| full independence from Britain | this was the one issue the American representatives insisted on as a precondition to any negotiations with the British |
| Describe the winter at Valley Forge | I gave you some links and two videos on this question. You were to research this question. You will need to write a short paragraph. Example:The army’s supply system began to collapse, and the men suffered through a winter of unrelenting cold, hunger, and disease. As the winter wore on, Washington sent two of his generals on foraging expeditions. They confiscated cattle and livestock, telling the colonists they would be repaid by the Continental Congress. |
