History Unit 2

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Author of Common Sense.

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Thomas Paine

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Person chosen to write the Declaration of Independence due to his broad knowledge and skillful writing.

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Thomas Jefferson

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Term for the belief in the equality of all people.

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Egalitarianism

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A Patriot soldier who was court martialed for misusing government supplies for personal use so he became a traitor.

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Benedict Arnold

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American name for the German mercenaries hired by Britain to fight.

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Hessians

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Colonial campsite during 1777 winter when Washington's men were are a low point due to a lack of warmth, clothing, and food.

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Valley Forge

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Colonists dressed up and dumped tea into the waters outside of Boston.

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Boston Tea Party

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Drillmaster who taught Washington's men how to stand at attention, execute field maneuvers, fire and reload quickly, and wield bayonets.

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Friedrich Von Steupen

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Fistfight over jobs between colonists and underpaid British soldiers reconvened that evening causing the mob to taunt the guards and the guards to fire into the crowd and kill Crispus Attucks and four others.

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Boston Massacre

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French military leader who joined Washington at Valley Forge and lobbied the French for reinforcements.

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Marquis de Lafayette

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General of the British military who surrendered, ending the war.

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Cornwallis

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Last battle of the revolution.

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Battle of Yorktown

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Location captured by the British army forcing the Continental Army to flee the city limits.

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Philadelphia

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Location of a surprise attack on an encampment of Hessians and huge morale boost for the Continental Army.

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Battle of Trenton

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Location of the turning point battle of the American Revolution

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Battle of Saratoga

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Nickname for a British soldier.

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Redcoats

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Parliamentary acts that shut down Boston Harbor and forced the colonists to pay for the dumped tea.

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Intolerable Acts

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Set up by Virginia and Massachusetts assemblies to communicate with other colonies over threats to colonial liberties.

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Comittees of Correspondence

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Term for selling scarce good for a profit.

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profiteering

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Term for supporters of independence

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Patriots

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Term for the value of money decreasing and prices increasing.

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inflation

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The leader of the Sons of Liberty. .

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Samuel Adams

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This act forced colonists to house British soldiers in their vacant rooms.

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Quartering Acts

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This act reached every colonial pocket because Parliament imposed special duties on packages of playing cards and dice and required colonists to purchase special stamped paper for every legal document, license, newspaper, pamphlet, or almanac.

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Stamp Act

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This agreement confirmed the independence of the United States and set the boundaries of the new nation.

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Treaty of Paris

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This group of delegates from nine colonies issued a Declaration of Rights and Grievances, which stated that Parliament lacked the power to impose taxes on the colonies because they were not represented in Parliament.

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Stamp Act Congress

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This Virginia lawyer wrote several resolutions stating that Virginians could only be taxed by the Virginia assembly.

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Patrick Henry

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Deadliest battle of the American Revolution

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Battle of Bunker Hill

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Document sent to the king urging him to "restore harmony" between Britain and the colonies.

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Olive Branch Petition

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Fifty page document that stated it was the American destiny to trade freely and independence would allow Americans to live free of tyranny with equal social and economic opportunities for all.

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Common Sense

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Term for civilian soldiers

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Minutemen

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Term for those who remained allied with the Crown.

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Loyalists

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The commander of the Continental Army.

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George Washington

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The meeting of 56 delegates in Philadelphia to write a declaration of colonial rights and defended their rights to govern their own affairs.

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1st Continental Congress

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This act created an indirect duty on imported materials such as lead, paint, paper, and glass.

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Townshends Act

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This term means a rule imposed by military forces.

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Martial Law