1770 - Redcoats killed 5 unarmed colonists.

1773 - Protest (Civil Disobedience).

1774 - Closed Boston Harbor and banned assemblies.

1st Continental Congress

1774 - Organized the colonists.

1775 - First battles; 'Shot Heard Around the World.'

2nd Continental Congress

1775 - Created the Declaration of Independence and put George Washington in charge of the Army.

Declaration of Independence

Written by Thomas Jefferson, July 4th, 1776. Listed grievances sent to King George.

Patriots vs Loyalists

Patriots fought for liberty; Loyalists were loyal to the King.

1777 - Washington’s troops spent a terrible winter.

1777 - Turning point battle; French allied with the colonists.

1781 - Decisive battle; Cornwallis surrenders to Washington.

Treaty of Paris Agreements

1783 - Ended American Revolution, England recognized the US, gained land to the Mississippi River, fishing rights off Newfoundland.

Patrick Henry: Patriot who spoke out against taxes with the quote “Give me liberty or give me death”

Patrick Henry was a Patriot known for his famous quote against taxes: “Give me liberty or give me death.”

Samuel Adams was a Patriot who led the Sons of Liberty.

Benjamin Franklin was a diplomat who negotiated an alliance with France.

Paul Revere was a silversmith and engraver associated with the Sons of Liberty.

Thomas Paine wrote "Common Sense," which detailed why colonists should break away from England.

Mercy Otis Warren was a female Patriot and writer.

Marquis de Lafayette was a Frenchman who assisted the Colonial Army.

Crispus Attucks was an African American who was killed at the Boston Massacre.

Wentworth Cheswell was an African American who warned that the British were approaching.

James Armistead was an African American who spied for the Colonial Army.

John Paul Jones commanded the Colonial Navy during the American Revolution.

Grievances in Declaration of Independence: Taxation without representation

One grievance in the Declaration of Independence was taxation without representation.

Grievances in Declaration of Independence: King has absolute power

A grievance in the Declaration of Independence was that the King had absolute power.

Grievances in Declaration of Independence: Colonists not allowed to speak out against the King

Colonists were not allowed to speak out against the King, as stated in the grievances of the Declaration of Independence.

Grievances in Declaration of Independence: Quartering Act forced colonists to house troops

The Quartering Act forced colonists to house troops, a grievance in the Declaration of Independence.

Grievances in Declaration of Independence: Allowed homes to be searched without warrants

Homes could be searched without warrants, a grievance in the Declaration of Independence.

Grievances in Declaration of Independence: No trial by jury of peers

The lack of trial by jury of peers was a grievance in the Declaration of Independence.

Civilians protesting the government

Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

American Revolution Unit 2 Flashcards

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French and Indian War

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Fought over the Ohio River Valley from 1754-63.

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Proclamation of 1763

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Colonists could not go past the Appalachian Mountains.

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Sugar Act

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Enacted in 1764.

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Stamp Act

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1765 - Tax on printed goods.

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Quartering Act

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1765 - Forced colonists to house British soldiers.

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No Taxation without Representation

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Britain taxed colonists without their consent; colonists' battle cry.

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Townshend Act

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1767 - Limited food imports.

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