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| one result of the Treaty of Paris of 1783 | Great Britain recognized the United States as an independent country. |
| role that Benjamin Franklin played in helping secure an American victory in the American Revolution | He persuaded France to sign a treaty of alliance. |
| the reason that battles fought at Lexington and Concord are often characterized as “the shot heard round the world” | Those conflicts began the fight that led to the creation of the United States and inspired revolutions elsewhere. |
| For what purpose was Franklin’s "join or Die" political cartoon later used during the Revolutionary War? | To promote unity against British tyranny |
| Patrick Henry | said: "Give me liberty or give me death" in a speech given at the Virginia House of Burgesses in order to convince colonists to support separation from Great Britain |
| Loyalists | Colonists who chose to side with the British |
| Thomas Paine’s Common Sense | inspired colonists to draft the Declaration of Independence |
| Battle of Saratoga | A turning point, because the Patriots gained the support of France and Spain in the Revolutionary War |
| Battle of Yorktown | the last major battle of the American Revolution |
| First Continental Congress | drafted the Declaration of Rights that outlined the colonists' intentions to boycott trade with the British following the passage of the Intolerable Acts by the British Parliament |
| George Washington | prepared to lead the colonists against the British, even as Congress tried to make peace with King George III |
| Valley Forge | The winter at _________ was a difficult time for the Continental Army, which lacked protection and supplies. |
| Charles Cornwallis | The Patriots’ victory at Yorktown was made possible by a strategic error on the part of __________ , who moved his troops in the hope of maintaining communication with the British Navy. |
| Redcoats | British troops, also known as_____ , made easy targets for the Patriots as they moved through the forest. |
| Battle of Trenton | This battle, sometimes called Washington’s Christmas miracle, occurred on December 26, 1776. |
| British | Native Americans mostly sided with the ___________in the Revolutionary War. |
| they would be granted individual freedom | In exchange for serving in the British Army, African-Americans were promised ________ . |
| Thomas Paine | Common Sense, a pamphlet written by __________ , inspired colonial leaders to challenge British authority. |
| George Rogers Clark | __________________ was the leader of the militia force that captured Vincennes, and he was the highest ranking officer in the western theater and was influential in early Kentucky history. |
| Francis Marion | nicknamed “the Swamp Fox” |
| John Paul Jones | America’s first naval hero |
| The Mississippi River | As a result of the 1783 Treaty of Paris, the United States boundaries extended westward to what location? |
| social contract | Thomas Jefferson felt the colonists had the right to break away from Great Britain because he believed in the idea of a ____________. |
| The Olive Branch Petition | “Americans were still professing their loyalty to George III and their desire for peaceful reconciliation as late as 1775.” Which document best indicates this statement? |
| the Continental Congress had no power to tax | this made financing the Revolution was difficult for the American side |
| Abigail Adams | urged her husband, John Adams, to "remember the ladies," urged him and writes to her husband, John Adams; urged him and the other members of the Continental Congress not to forget about the nation's women when fighting for America's independence from Great Britain |
| Edenton Ladies’ Agreement | commitment to boycott British goods agreed to by the ladies at the Edenton Tea Party |
| Richard Henry Lee | delegate from Virginia made the motion in the Second Continental Congress calling for the colonies’ independence from Great Britain |
| weaknesses of the Continental Army | supply shortages, fewer soldiers, little manufacturing, poorly equipped volunteer forces, few officers capable of leading |
| Battles of Trenton and Princeton | Served as proof that the Americans that they could defeat the British in battle. |
| African Americans | their fighting for the Continental Army resulted in several colonies taking steps to end slavery and slaves receiving their freedom as a reward of their service |
| “summer soldier and sunshine patriot” | terms used by Thomas Paine in The Crisis to refer to those that quit when fighting in the Revolutionary War became too difficult |
| guerrilla troops | the group that prevented a British victory in the South |
| reason that the Colonists won the Revolutionary War | The American colonies had few, but important advantages in the war. |
| Saratoga | the location of the battle that resulted in the American colonies entering into a formal alliance with France |
| Declaration of Independence | gave the American troops a stronger motivation to win the war. |
| The Crisis | Boosted their morale by making them realize that the harder the situation, the more glorious the triumph |
| 3 important new (philosophical / political) ideas which justify the Revolution and the establishment of a republican government | All Men are Created Equal, Natural Rights, Government's Responsibility, Right of the People to Institute a New Government |
| Strengths of the American Patriots | fought on their home territory, patriotism of those that were fighting for liberty and democracy, help from foreign powers such as France, Spain, and the Netherlands, their experienced military leader, George Washington, who inspired courage and confidence |
