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58 Cards in this Set
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What was the first major battle of Revolution
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Bunker Hill
June 1775 |
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Who was Ethan Allen
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Green Mt. Boys Vermont Patriot Soldiers
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Where was Fort Ticonderoga fought
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Lake Champlain
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Fort Ticonderoga facts
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Surprise attack-capture fort
cannons and gunpowder |
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Who are Refugees?
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People who flee their homes to seek refuge from war, persecution, or other hardships
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Who is a traitor
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A person who betrays his or her country
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March on Canada-1775-1776
What was the plan |
Plan was to keep British out of Canada
Plan was to meet Arnold at Quebec |
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March on Canada-1775-1776-facts
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Weather delays plan
Americans attack in snowstorm- Montgomery is killed and Arnold is wounded Americans leave Canada t oBritish May 1776 |
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What is blockade
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The shutting off of a port to keep people or supplies from moving in or out.
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How many redcoats and Patriots died in the battle of Bunker Hill
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1,000 Redcoats
400 Patriots |
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What did the Bunker Hill battle prove
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Proved that British were beatable
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Who are Mercenaries
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Troops for hire to help fight the colonies from Germany
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Who are Loyalists
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People who are loyal to the King
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How many Minutemen and Redcoats were there in the Bunker Hill battle
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1,200 Minutemen
2,400 Redcoats |
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Who are Patriots
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The rebels who opposed the aspects of British rule.
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What were the British carrying in the Bunker Hill battle
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Carrying 125 pound packs
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6,000 troops already stationed in Boston
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British
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Highly trained and experienced troops
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British
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Fight hard to defend homes and property
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Patriots
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3,000 miles from home-news and supplies take months
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British
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Many loyalists living in colonies-about 1/3 of population
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British
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Many colonists feel passionately about independence - about 1/3 of population
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Patriots
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Familiar with country-strong knowledge of land, trails and conditions
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Patriots
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Ships could easily move troops and supplies up and down coast and rivers.
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British
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George Washington was a strong commander and leader
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Patriots
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Navy best in world
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British
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When was the Second Continental Congress
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May 1775
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Who was the second continental congress established by
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Continental Army
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What 2 things did the Olive Branch Petition State
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1) Declared loyalty to King GeorgeIII
2) Asked King to repeal Intolerable Acts |
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Who was the Common Sense written by and when
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Thomas Paine
January 1776 |
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How many copies of the pamphlet of Common Sense were sold in a few months
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100,000
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Who is the commander of the second continental congress
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George Washington is the commander
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Who takes command in Boston in the second continental congress
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Washington
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What was the kings reaction to the Olive Branch Petition
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1) Furious
2) Accuses colonies of "trying to declare war for the purpose of establishing independent empire" 3) King rejects the petition vows to bring "rebels" to justice 4) King hires more than 30,000 German troops to assist-merceneries |
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Second Continental Congress-facts
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Authorizes printing of money
Set up post office(Franklin in charge) Set up committees to communicate with Native Americans and other countries |
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Common Sense-facts
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1) Convince colonists that they did NOT owe loyalty to King
2) Simple facts-plain arguments - easy for common person to understand 3) Convinces colonists that independence is a good idea- build support |
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Who comprised the committee to write the Declaration of Independence
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Ben. Franklin, John Adams, Roger Sherman, Robert Livingston, Thomas Jefferson
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What is the Preamble and what ideals does it express
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1) The preamble is the introduction of the Declaration of Independence. It states that the purpose of govt. was to protect the basic rights of people
2) Why they are declaring independance |
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What ideas from the philosopher John Locke, did Jefferson include in the Declaration of Independence
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1) government fails to protect individual rights then people are entitled to replace it
2) Life-People want to survine 3) Liberty-People want to be as free as possible 4) Property- People want to own the things that are necessary to survive, such as food, houses, tools, or land |
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In the Natural Rights what is expressed in this section of Declaration
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1) There is natural law for rights
2) Government protect our right 3) Men are created equal |
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List five complaints against the King
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1) Keeping standing armies in time of peace
2) King cuts trade between other country 3) Unfair taxation without representation 4) Requiring Quartering Act, colonists have to house soldiers 5) The king refused to approve laws colonists want |
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Independence( conclusion) -summarize-what does this section mean
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1) announces colonies now U.S.A.
2) all political ties with Britain cut |
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What parts of the population were excluded from the rights listed in the Declaration
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Women, slaves, children and Native Americans
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Why did some colonists want to remain British subjects
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1) they held deep feelings of loyalty to the home country
2) Loyalists were wealthy/loyal 3) Afraid that they would get accused of being a traitor |
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According to Jefferson and the Declaration, what should happen if a government disregards the rights of the people
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The people have the right to abolish the government and make a new government
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What is a Continental Army
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A formal organized militia
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Self-evident
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requires no proof of explanation
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Unalienable Rights
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cannot be given or taken away
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Prudence
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good judgement
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Transient
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passing quickly
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Usurpations
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wrongful actions
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emigration
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Leave one country to settle in another
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Acquiesce
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agree
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Consanguinity
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common ancestor or kinship
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Which came first: March on Canada, Fort Ticonderoga or the Declaration of Independence
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Fort Ticonderoga
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Which came first: Bunker Hill, Second Continental Congress or Common Sense
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Bunker Hill
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Which came first: Common Sense, Declaration of Independence, or the Second Continental Congress
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Second Continental Congress
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Which came first Second Continental Congress, March on Canada or the Olive Branch Petition
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March on Canada
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