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Section 1

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Olive Branch Petition

Front

Last chance for Britain to have peace with the colonies, sent by colonies, letter sent to britain telling the British that "it is your last chance to make peace or we will fight you!!!"

Back

Green Mountain Boys

Front

Ethan Allen's army that joined forces with Benedict Arnold's Army to make a surprise attack to gain control of Fort Ticonderoga.

Back

Battle of battle Hills

Front

Took place at Breed's Hill, British victory because the Americans ran out of gunpowder, the colonists fought from the top of the hill. this battle made the british realize that defeating the colonists wouldn't be as easy as they thought

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Loyalists

Front

Believed they were apart of England (Britain's side)

Back

1st Continental Congress

Front

55 delegates (from each colony except Georgia) gathered in Philadelphia to set up a political body that would represent Americans and challenge British control. Leaders from all of the colonies would attend the meetings. (Samuel Adams, John Adams, John Jay, George Washington, Richard Henry Lee, and Patrick Henry) Were there to boycott British trade.

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George Washington

Front

Second Continental Congress made him the general of our first ever army (the Continental Army), also he was a representative for Virginia, then became our first president.

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Thomas Gage

Front

British General that was commanded to march forward and destroy all of the colonists weapons

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Thomas Paine

Front

Wrote Common Sense. Common Sense was about challenging the authority of the British. It was stating propaganda. The first time it was spoken in public about it.

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Second Continental Congress

Front

The second meeting of the Continental Congress because the British did not address. The president was John Hancock. Discussed british conflicts and talked about how they could defeat them, made first post office, currency, (Thomas Jefferson) wrote declaration of independence, made an army called continental army. Declared independence from britain even though it wasn't official

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Paul Revere

Front

Made an engraving that showed a British officer giving order to open fire on a crowd. He was a member of Sons of Liberty, and he told people that the British were coming along with William Daws

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Benedict Arnold

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At first a captain of an American militia seized Fort Ticonderoga. (betrayed colonist). Was a colonist who sold the war plan to the British, was a trader to the colonists. HE SOLD MILITARY INFO TO THE BRITISH. When this was discovered fled to British side to become an British General. Led an American attack on Quebec,

Back

Tea Act

Front

Stated that the colonists could only buy tea from the East India Company (vital to england economy) tea. The colonists could only buy tea buy britain and even though it lowered taxes they could only buy from one company, the COLONISTS didn't like the british telling them what to do.

Back

Coercive Acts

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Made after the Boston Tea Party.They were acts/laws that the British created that were meant to punish the colonists that disobeyed the British especially Massachusetts. Some specific acts were they couldn't hold town meetings, closed the harbor, soldiers everywhere.

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Cripus Attacks

Front

one of the first colonist killed in the Boston Massacre

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Stamp Act

Front

Outraged the colonists, assembly passed a resolution. The stamp Act taxed all paper goods, the colonists believed that only their assemblies could tax them. Sons of Liberty members protested the Stamp Act on the streets. Colonial leaders decided to work together to end it. Businesses lost money in Britain so they demanded Parliament repeal or cancel the Stamp Act. Parliament repealed the law and passed the Declaratory Act, stating that it had the right to tax and make decisions for the British colonies.

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Captain John Parker

Front

Leader of the minutemen (colonists) into the battle, was the captain of the Battle of Lexington (lexington was were one of the first battles took place)

Back

Proclamation of 1763

Front

It prevented colonist from moving westward of the Appalachian Mountains. This was to calm tensions between Native Americans and England.

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concord

Front

was a town in Massachusetts, the British took the weapons from the colonists, where they stored colonial ammunition

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Continental Army

Front

America's first army, army made by the continental congress, George Washington led this army

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Ethan Allen

Front

Teamed up with Benedict Arnold to take control of Fort Ticonderoga, led green mountain boys

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patriots

Front

On the other hand, supported the war. (Colonists)

Back

King George III

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King during time of the rebellion passes most of the acts that angered the colonists. King George said "blows must decide" he meant that they needed a war to have peace he wanted war

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John Hancock

Front

was the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence. Joined with Sam Adams to revolt against the British.

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John Locke

Front

English philosopher, HAD INSPIRED some of what was said the Declaration of Independence.

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Patrick Henry

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A member of the Virginia House of Burgesses, got the burgesses to take action. An Attorney. He said "We are no longer virgins,, new yorkers we are Americans."

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William Dawes

Front

Warned the colonists that the British were coming along with Paul Revere and Sam Adams

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