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OC CH 3 test zeon
american revolution Zeon Morrow
Question | Answer |
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what is first american cogress | a gathering in the fall of 1774 of delagates from throughout the colonies. |
what IS battle oF lexington concord | the first battle of the revolutionary war. |
what is minutemen | Members of the civilian volunteer militia. |
what is second continental congress | in may 1775 delagates from the 12 colonies met in phily for the second contiental congress. |
Battle of bunker hill 1775 | this battle called battle of bunker hill proved to the colonists they had a chance against the british. |
common sense | a 47 page pamphlet published in january 1776 that urged seperation from great britian. The author of common sense was thomas paine. |
thomas jefferson | one of the committee members was thomas jefferson. Thomas Jefferson was the author of the decloration o indepence. |
declaration of independence july 4 1776 | The decloration of indepence formally known as the colonies break away from great britian. |
patriots | colonist known as patriots choose to fight for indepence. |
loyalists | sometime called tories were those who remained loyal to great britain |
people left out of the declaration of indepence | woman were left out of the declaration of indepence. abigail adams tried to get women into the declaration of independence but didnt succeed. |
who fought groups in the american revolution | in the revolutionary war 230,000 soldiers served led by general George Washington. most of the soldiers were young men around the age of 16. |
advantages and disadvantages of the british and coloinal forces. | One great disadvantage for the british was they had to sail over to the colonies and was hard on soldiers. one disadvantage for the colonist was they were poor and didnt have as much supplies. |
battle of trenton | this battle called the battle of trenton was an important patriot victory. |
battle of saratoga | the battle of saratoga in New York was the greatest victory yet for the american forces. |
battle of yorktown | |
treaty of paris |