social studies Chapter 5 - Section 3 and 4 8th grade

Americans, the declaration says, had ______________ of these grievances. These petitions, however, were ignored and rejected by Britain.

''Petitioned for Redress''

the Declaration states that government exists to protect these rights. If it does not, it goes on to state that ...

''it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it and to institute new government''

Paine argued that it was simply ''common sense'' to stop the __________, ________. Paine told the colonists that their cause was not just a squabble over taxes but a struggle for freedom.

''royal brute'', King George 3

the declaration ends by announcing America's new status. Now pledging ..., the Americans declared themselves a new nation

''to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor''

what delegates from the First Continental Congress attended the Second Continental Congress

*John and Sam Adams *Patrick Henry *Richard Henry Lee *George Washington

who were new delegates who attended the Second Continental Congress

*benjamin franklin *John Hancock *Thomas Jefferson

the declaration goes on to list the many grievances Americans held against the king and Parliament. The crimes of George 3 included:

*cutting off our trade with all parts of the world *imposing taxes on us without our consent

Thomas Jefferson

*member of Virginia house of Burgesses *had become associated with the movement towards independence

the Second Continental Congress began to govern the colonies- what changes did they make

*printed money *set up a post office with Franklin in charge *established committees to communicate with Native Americans and with other countries *created Continental army

How many colonies voted in support of the resolution for independence.

12

How old was Thomas Jefferson when the Congress began

32

the declaration has ____ major sections

4

Eventually ____ delegates signed the paper announcing the birth of the US.

56

Breed's Hill

Actual location of the Battle of Bunker Hill

the struggle for American independence- the ____________- had begun

American Revolution

Fighting in Concord occurred when and where?

April 19, 1775 along road to Concord, Massachusetts After fighting in Lexington

Fighting at Lexington

April 19, 1775 at Lexington, Massachusetts 700 Redcoats vs. 70 Minutemen (led by Capt. John Parker) British Redcoats won

Captain of the Connecticut militia

Benedict Arnold

in 1765, during the Stamp Act crisis, he represented the colonies in London and helped secure the repeal of the act

Benjamin Franklin

General Thomas Gage

British General who ordered Lot Col. Francis Smith and his troops to go to CONCORD and destroy the artillery and ammunition of the Massachusetts militia

who won the Battle of Bunker Hill?

British, but they sufferred heavy losses

meanwhile the Congress learned that British troops stationed in what is now ______ were planning to invade _________

Canada; NY

Battle of Bunker Hill American Militia was lead by

Col. William Prescott

in January 1776 Thomas Paine published a pamphlet called __________ that captured the attention of the American colonists.

Common Sense

the delegates debated the issue while the Congress chose a committee to draft a _______________

Declaration of Independence

Who were some Americans involved in the fighting at Lexington and Concord?

Dr Joseph Warren, Paul Revere & William Dawes

who led Vermont Colonial militia

Ethan Allen

who was on Benedict Arnold side in fighting

Ethan Allen & his Green Mountain Boys to seize the British Fort Ticonderoga on Lake Champlain (fort was surrendered on May 10, 1775)

Continental Army Congress unanimously chose who to be the army's commander?

George Washington

who funded many Patriot groups, including the Sons of Liberty

John Hancock

English philosopher ___________, was called upon to set out the colonies reasons for proclaiming their freedom in the Declaration of Indepnendece

John Locke

on ____________ the Congress finally voted on Lee's resolution for independence.

July 2, 1776;

After making some changes, the Declaration of Independence was signed on what date?

July 4, 1776

Copies of the declaration went out to the newly declared states. Washington had it read to his troops on __________. In ________ American soldiers teared down a statue of George 3 in celebration. In _________________ the reading of the declaration was followed by cheers, bonfires, and other demonstrations of joy.

July 9; NY; Worcester, Massachusetts

Captain John Parker

Led the minutemen in the fighting at Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775

john Hancock was from

Massachusetts

on _____________ the Second Continental Congress for the first time, declaring independence was a long way off

May 10, 1775

the Americans decided to strike first. Marching north from Fort Ticonderoga, a Patriot force captured ________ in _________

Montreal; November

Which state did not vote for the resolution of independence but later announced its support

New York

After Washington left to take charge of the colonial forces in Boston, the delegates offered Britain one last chance to avoid all-out war. In July the Congress sent a petition called the ___________ to George 3, which assured the king of the colonists desire for peace.

Olive Branch Petition

Dr. Joseph Warren

On April 18, 1775 he was walking streets of Boston and saw British were coming and rushed to alert Paul Revere and William Dawes

the Second Continental Congress was held in ___________, the meeting hall was filled with spiritual debate.

Philadelphia

an american attack on _______ led by ____________ failed, however. The American forces stayed outside the city through the long winter and returned to Fort Ticonderoga in ______

Quebec; Benedict Arnold; 1776

fighting in Concord was between who?

Redcoats vs. minutemen/colonists

Patrick Henry

Said "I am not a Virginian, but an American" at the Continental Congress

the redcoats, under _______________, hurriedly withdrew from the city and boarded their ships. On March 17th Washington led his jubilant troops into Boston. the British troops sailed to _______,______

Sir William Howe; Halifax, Nova Scotia

Georgia

The only colony that did not send delegates to the Continental Congress

_________ was selected to write the Declaration of Indepnendence

Thomas Jefferson

Green Mountain Boys

Vermont Colonial militia that made a surprise attack on Fort Ticonderoga at Lake Champlain on May 10, 1775

on June 7 who said said that the united colonies should be independent states.

Virginia's Richard henry Lee

MILITIA

a group of civilians trained to fight in emergencies

At the Continental Congress

a resolution was passed to form militias

the Continental Congress Voted to BOYCOTT

all British goods and trade

Who won the fighting in Concord?

america

LOYALIST

an American colonist who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence

PATRIOT

an American colonist who was determined to fight the British until American independence was won

Benjamin Franklin

an influential member of the Pennsylvania legislature

by March 1776 Washington judged the Continental Army ready to fight. He positioned the army in a semicircle around Boston

and gave the order for its cannons to bombard the British forces.

what happened When the British marched into Lexington and Concord,

colonial militias met them with armed resistance

what happened a After the battles of Lexington and Concord,

colonial militias took more military action against British troops.

MINUTEMEN

companies of civilian soldiers who boasted that they were ready to fight on a minute's notice

The Common Sense pamphlet, In bold language, Paine called for

complete independence from Britain

John Hancock

delegates chose him as president of the Second Continental Congress

He found the members of the militia growing in number every day, but he realized they lacked ________, ____________ and _________. He began the hard work of shaping these armed civilians into an army.

discipline, organization, and leadership

The continental army was set up to

fight against Britain in a more organized way than the colonial militias could

In the Battle of Bunker Hill the Patriots were

forced to retreat , but Britain faced their greatest number of casualties

petition

formal request

How did George 3 react to the Olive Petition

he refused to receive the petition and hired more than 30,000 German troops to send to America and fight beside British troops

Loke wrote that people were born with certain natural rights to _____ __________ and _______; that people formed governments to protect these rights and that a government interfering with these rights might rightfully be overthrown

life, liberty, and property

the next 2 sections of the Declaration of Independence

list the rights the colonists believed they should have and their complaints against Britain

the Continental Congress Called for the REPEAL

of 13 acts of Parliament passed since 1763

the __________, or introduction, states that people who wish to form a new country should explain their reasons for doing so.

preamble

the final section of the Declaration of Independence

proclaims the existence of a new nation

In the Battle of Bunker hill why were the Patriots forced to retreat?

ran out of gunpowder

What was the central issue that occupied the delegates of the Second Continental Congress?

should the colonies declare themselves an independent nation, or should they stay under British rule

why did The Continental Congress meet in Philadelphia

so colonists could unite in opposition to British policies.

Washington reached Boston in July 1775, a few weeks after

the Battle of Bunker Hill.

Benedict Arnold eventually became a traitor and joined who in fighting

the British

Benedict Arnold, Ethan Allen & his Green Mountain Boys- what did they seize?

the British Fort Ticonderoga on Lake Champlain (fort was surrendered on May 10, 1775)

John Hancock

the president of the Congress, was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence

important thing accomplished by the Continental Congress? ---Passed resolution

to form MILITIAS

What did the Olive Branch ask the king to do?

to protect the colonists rights

The Declaration of Independence begins with a description of ..

traditional English political rights

the Declaration states what Jefferson and many Americans thought were __________.

universal principles