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Bellaire AmHis8CH7
Bellaire Am His 8 Ch 7 Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| First Continental Congress | 56 delegates met in Philadelphia for discussion of what was happening in colonies (Georgia didn't go) |
| Minutemen | Militia men that were ready to fight in a minute |
| Redcoats | What the colonists called the British soldiers becaure of their uniforms. |
| Second Continental Congress | 2nd meeting of delegates from 12 colonies to decide how to act towards British hostilities. Decided not to break away from Britian but organize funds and army to defend colonies. |
| Continental Army | Colonie's army to defend itself from Britian. |
| Olive Branch Petition | One final try to restore peace, delivered by Richard Penn to King George III...to late fighting was spreading. |
| siege | A military blockade of a city or fort, Boston taken over by British was held by colonist under siege. |
| Battle of Bunker Hill | British gained control of the hill...fought on Breeds HIll. Colonist retreated but considered it a moral victory. |
| Common Sense | Thomas Paines pamphlet, argued breaking away from Great Britain, written in great style and message, written common man to common man |
| Declaration of Independence | Document that defined what colonists believed to be their rights, complaints they had against King George III, and declared the colonies free and independent. |
| Patriots | Those who choose to fight for independence |
| Loyalists | Tories, where colonist who considered it their duty to remain loyal to, and to side with Britian. |
| mercenaries | hired foreign soldiers |
| Lord Dunmore's Proclamation | A statement that promised freedom to any slave who fought for the British. |
| Battle of Trenton | On Christmas night, Washington and 2400 soldiers silently crossed the icy Delaware River and marched towards Trenton. The suprise worked.It lasted 2 hours and patriots captured more than 900 Hessians with 5 American casualties. |
| Battle of Princeton | Patriots left campfires burning while they sneaked up and circled the British troops and attacked from behind the next morning. Patriots drove British forces back. |
| Battle of Brandywine Creek | British Howe heard about victory at Ticonderoga so he headed toward Philadelphia. British meet Washington's troops and because of a miscommunication of the Americans it lead to victory for British. Continental Army allowed to retreted |
| Battle of Saratoga | British Burgoyne's badly outnumbered troops clashed with Patriots. Burgoyne suffered a major defeat to Patriots under Generals Horati Gates and Benedict Arnold. |
| Battle of Vincennes | Along Wasbash river Patriot Clark captured villages and then convinced Indians to be neutral in the war. British captured Vincennes without fight but no Indian support. Clark retook it in a bloody fight. It was back in Patriots hands. |
| guerrilla warfare | swift, hit and run attacks; noone better than Francis Marion who organized the Marion's Brigade |
| Battle of Yorktown | Patriots held Yorktown in a state of siege for weeks. British navy were held back by French fleet. French also prevented Cornwallis's army from being rescued from seige. Patriots attacked and Cornwallis surrendered |
| Treaty of Paris of 1783 | Continental Congress began serious peace negotiations with British. Jay, Adams, Laurens and Franklin who won French support took 2 years to work out treaty. British recognized United State. |
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