1. The American Revolution Review

2. The purpose of a colony is to serve the mother country England controlled trade, contributed to the cause of the American Revolution Affected those in port cities, the further in-inland the less it effected Southern farmers were only able to sell to England

3. Independence from Britain Western border was at the Mississippi River Southern border at Florida Northern border at the Great Lakes

4. Home-field advantage Fought on homeland Familiar with the land

5. No experience in war No money New Leadership

6. Experience in war Good leadership

7. Over 2000 miles from home News travels slow

8. Lexington & Concord: 1 st Battle of the revolution Saratoga Turning point of the war French join the war Yorktown Surrender of Cornwallis Last battle of the war French Navy helps cut-off Cornwallis from retreat

9. Why was it called: Response to intolerable acts Accomplishments/results: Organized boycotts

10. Why was it called: To help organize the war Accomplishments/results: Washington Commander Declaration of Independence

11. Wrote the D.O.I. Delegate to the Continental Congresses

12. “these are the times that try men’s souls” Wrote Common Sense Wrote The Crisis

13. Delegate to both Continental Congresses On the committee to write the D.O.I. Ambassador to France & negotiated an alliance with France Negotiated the Treaty of Paris 1783

14. Commander of the Continental Army Delegate to the Continental Congress 1 st President of the US

15. “I have not yet begun to fight”, America’s first naval hero. Won a battle against a much larger/stronger British warship

16. Boston Massacre Engraving “the British are coming”

17. “Give me liberty or give me death” Delegate to the First Continental Congress

18. Delegate to the 1 st Continental Congress Outspoken Patriot Member of the Sons of Liberty Secretly helped organize the Boston Tea Party Helped organize the Committees of Correspondence

19. Book, pamphlets, legal documents taxed

20. Imposing taxes without consent of the colonists

21. To control colonial trade & for Britain to excel

22. Book to encourage colonists to join the Patriots cause

23. Passed in response to the Boston Tea Party & contributed to the calling of the 1 st Continental Congress

24. Civil Disobedience Boycotting Refuse to pay taxes Protests

25. Purpose of Government Wrongs (grievances) done by the king Colonies declare independence

26. What type of government they would like Things that king did & they don’t want repeated Why they want to be free

27. Thomas Jefferson wrote the D.O.I. in 1776

28. Rights of all Human Beings Examples: Life Liberty Pursuit of Happiness

29. Unfair judges King refusing to follow laws that are good for the people British soldiers sent to colonies without consent of the Colonists Disbanded representative houses (colonial governments)

30. Prevent conflict between the colonists & Indians in the Ohio Valley

31. Taxing colonists without giving them a voice or say in the matter

32. Remember to be familiar with each of the terms at the bottom of your review sheet.