AMERICAN REVOLUTION INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOKS Table of Contents Terms

AMERICAN REVOLUTION INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOKS

Table of Contents ◦ Terms to Know ◦ French and Indian War ◦ Colonists and Taxes ◦ Happenings in Boston ◦ Patriots vs. Loyalists ◦ Paul Revere’s Ride ◦ Battles of the American Revolution ◦ Treaty of Paris ◦ People of the American Revolution

Terms to Know ◦ Rebellion- act of violent or open resistance to an established government or ruler. ◦ Proclamation- a public or official announcement, especially one dealing with a matter of great importance ◦ Tax-a compulsory contribution to state revenue, levied by the government on workers' income and business profits or added to the cost of some goods, services, and transactions ◦ Smuggle- move (goods) illegally into or out of a country ◦ Liberty- the state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions imposed by authority on one's way of life, behavior, or political views. ◦ Boycott- withdraw from commercial or social relations with (a country, organization, or person) as a punishment or protest

◦ Colony- a country or area under the full or partial political control of another country, typically a distant one, and occupied by settlers from that country. ◦ Monarchy- a form of government with a king, queen or emperor at the head. ◦ Declaration of Independence-the formal statement written by Thomas Jefferson declaring the freedom of the thirteen American colonies from Great Britain. ◦ Minutemen-a member of a class of American militiamen who volunteered to be ready for service at a minute's notice ◦ Militia-a military force that is raised from the civil population to supplement a regular army in an emergency. ◦ Redcoat-a British soldier. ◦ Revolution-a forcible overthrow of a government or social order in favor of a new system.

◦ Continental Congress- Philadelphia Congress, was a convention of delegates called together from the Thirteen Colonies which became the governing body of the United States (USA) during the American Revolution. ◦ Continental Army-the Revolutionary War Army, authorized by the Continental Congress in 1775 and led by George Washington. ◦ Federalists- member or supporter of the Federalist party; favored the adoption by the states of the Constitution. ◦ Constitution- the system of fundamental principles according to which a nation, state, corporation, or the like, is governed ◦ Articles of Confederation- the first constitution of the 13 American states, adopted in 1781 and replaced in 1789 by the Constitution of the United States.

French and Indian War ◦ Great Britain and France were fighting for control of land in eastern North American-1754 -1763, fought each other in the Ohio River Valley ◦ The French traded with the Indians; the French wanted to keep this trade to themselves-Britain defeated the French ◦ The Treaty of Paris was the treaty that ended the war; gave Britain control of Canada and most of the land east of the Mississippi River ◦ After the war, Britain issued the Proclamation of 1763 stating that colonists could not settle west of the Appalachian Mountains

Colonists and Taxes Sugar Act Stamp Act Townshend Acts a law passed by the British Parliament in 1764 placed a tax on sugar, and other imported goods such as coffee and cloth a law passed by the British Parliament November 1, 1765 placed a tax on everything that was printed on paper (examples: newspaper, playing cards, calendars, etc. ) acts of the British Parliament in 1767, especially the act that placed taxes on tea, paper, lead, paint, etc. , imported into the American colonies.

Boston Massacre ◦March 5, 1770; it began when some colonists were arguing with a British soldier; shots were fired; 5 colonists were killed; the colonists called it a massacre

Boston Tea Party ◦ December 16, 1773; after the passing of the Tea Act, the merchants of Boston refused to sell the imported tea; the tea could not be unloaded or sent back to Britain; the Sons of Liberty boarded the ships in the Boston Harbor and threw the tea overboard

Battles of the American Revolution ◦ Battle of Lexington: first shots of the war were fired; April 1775; American victory ◦ Battle of Concord: April 1775; American militia defeated the British Army; the British in Boston were trapped by colonial militia ◦ Battle of Bunker Hill: after three attacks on the fort, the Americans ran out of gunpowder; British victory ◦ Trenton: Washington crossed the Delaware River with his soldiers and attacked the mercenaries at Trenton, New Jersey; December 25, 1776; American victory ◦ Battle of Brandywine: September 11, 1777; near Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania; British victory ◦ Battle of Saratoga: Near Saratoga, New York; October 1777; American victory

Treaty of Paris ◦ Signed on September 3, 1783 by the United States and Britain ◦ The United States became an independent nation ◦ The U. S. gained land…reached north to British Canada, west to the Mississippi, and south to Spanish Florida