Key Terms- American Revolution

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King William’s War:

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who-England, France, native Americans
what-the first of the French and Indian war
where-America
when-1689–97
Sig-the first of the French and Indian war

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Queen Anne’s War:

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who-France and England
what-the second in the French and Indian war series
where-America
when-1702–19
Sig-the second in the French and Indian war series

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Peace of Utrecht:

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who-the Dutch
what-a series of individual peace treatys
where-the Netherlands
when-1713
Sig-peace treaties

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War of Jenkin’s Ear:

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who-Great Britain and Spain
what- a conflict between Great Britain and Spain
where-America and the Caribbean
when-1739 to 1748
Sig-sparked a war against the Spanish Empire

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Paxton Boys:

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who-vigilante group
what-murdered at least twenty Native Americans in events sometimes called the Conestoga Massacre
where-the back country
when-1960s
Sig-murdered at least twenty Native Americans in events sometimes called the Conestoga Massacre

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Grenville’s Program:

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what-
where-
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Patrick Henry:

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who-prominent figure in the American Revolution
what-first post-colonial Governer of Virginia
where-Virginia
when-1736-1799
Sig-first post-colonial Governer of Virginia

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SONS OF LIBERTY:

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who-American Patriots
what-attacked the apparatus and symbols of British authority and power
where-Thirteen Colonies
when-during American Revolution
Sig-known as rebels

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Daughters of Liberty

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who- colonial women
what-women who displayed their patriotism by participating in boycotts of British goods
where- the colonies
when-1774
Sig-women who displayed their patriotism by participating in boycotts of British goods

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Crispus Attucks

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who-one of five people killed in the Boston Massacre
what-the first martyr of the American Revolution
where- the colonies
when-early 19th century
sig-one of five people killed in the Boston Massacre

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John Adams

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who-American politician
what-He is regarded as one of the most influential Founding Fathers of the United States.
where- the colonies
when-in 1776
sig-He is regarded as one of the most influential Founding Fathers of the United States.

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Carolina Regulators

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who-North Carolina
what-where citizens took up arms against corrupt colonial officials.
where- North Carolina
when-1764 to 1771,
sig-where citizens took up arms against corrupt colonial officials.

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Battle of the Alamance

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who-colonial North Carolina
what-rebellion in colonial North Carolina over issues of taxation and local control
where-the colonies
when-1771
sig-rebellion in colonial North Carolina over issues of taxation and local control

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FIRST CONTINENTAL CONGRESS, 1774

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who-British North American
what-a convention of delegates from twelve of the thirteen British North American
where-the colonies
when-September 5, 1774
sig-a convention of delegates from twelve of the thirteen British North American

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Suffolk Resolves

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who-Suffolk County, Massachusetts,
what-a declaration
where-Suffolk County, Massachusetts
when-September 9, 1774
sig-a declaration

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Galloway Plan

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who-Joseph Galloway
what-American Colonial Parliament to act together
where-Pennsylvania
when-22 October 1774
sig-American Colonial Parliament to act together

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LEXINGTON AND CONCORD, APRIL 19, 1775

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who-owns of Lexington, Concord, Lincoln, Menotomy (present-day
Arlington)
what-the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War.
where-the colonies
when-April 19, 1775
sig-the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War.

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paul revere

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-He was glorified after his death for his role as a messenger in the battles of Lexington and Concord -Revere's name and his "midnight ride" are well-known in the United States as a patriotic symbol

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William Dawes

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-was one of the three men who alerted colonial minutemen of the approach of British army troops prior to the Battle of Lexington and Concord at the outset of the American Revolution.

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Second Contenential Congress

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-The Second Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies
-beginning in May 10, 1775, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, soon after shooting in the American Revolutionary War had begun
-It succeeded the First Continental Congress, which met briefly during 1774, also in Philadelphia
-The second Congress managed the colonial war effort, and moved slowly towards independence -adopted the United States Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776

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Quock Walker Case

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-The Quock Walker case began by assessing the question of whether a previous master’s promise to free Quock gave him a right to freedom after the previous master died

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benedict arnold

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-January 14, 1741 June 14, 1801
- a general during the American Revolutionary War
-originally fought for the American Continental Army but switched sides to the British Empire
-While he was still a general on the American side, he obtained command of the fort at West Point, New York, and plotted unsuccessfully to surrender it to the British
-After the plot failed, he served in the British military

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contiential army

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- an army formed after the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War
-by the colonies that became the United States of America.

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Native Americans In the Revolutionary War

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-the English colonists, in 1763, were masters of the coastal areas of North America
-rapidly growing populations they now turned inward away from the sea to a larger destiny

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Black americans in the revolutionary war

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-Patriots were ultimately victorious in the American Revolution
-chose sides and decided whether to fight in the war was far from an easy choice for American colonists