3.5

Question 1

First Continental Congress (date)

Answer 1

1774

Question 2

First continental Congress (3 groups of people)

Answer 2

• radicals: large response to England
  
  • patrick Henry; john adams
• Moderates: medium response to England
  
  • George Washington
• Conservatives: mild response to england
  
  • john jay

Question 3

First continental congress actions

Answer 3

1. Immediate repeal of intolerable acts
2. boycott of british goods
3. restore colonial rights
4. meet again in 1775 if above 3 are not met

Question 4

Early fighting/battles

Answer 4

• Lexington and concord
  
  • warned by Paul Revere
• Bunker Hill
  
  • colonists died but proved that people were willing to die for the cause

Question 5

Second continental congress date

Answer 5

1775

Question 6

adoption of Declaration of Independence date adn by who

Answer 6

July 4, 1776

Thomas Jefferson

Question 7

war (dates)

Answer 7

1775-1783

Question 8

sides for the war

Answer 8

• british forces
• Loyalists (Tories): those who maintained allegiance to Britains
  
  • many fought with British forces
• patriots: those who favored independence
  
  • led by george washington
  • including: many african americans

Question 9

initial losses for patriot army (when)

Answer 9

1775-1777

Question 10

turning point (event name, when, why)

Answer 10

battle of Saratoga (oct 1777)

• encourages france (and later Spain/Netherlands) to join the Patriot forces
• british had to divert resources to fighting other European countries

Question 11

peace of paris (3 points)

Answer 11

1. Britain recognizes United States
2. Mississippi river → western Boundary
3. Americans pay war debts to Britain and return confiscated property

Question 12

Domestic Impact for women from revolution

Answer 12

• women participated in american revolution as well
  
  • example: “daughters of liberty”
    
    • helped organize boycott of British goods
• New role for women after Revolution: “republican motherhood”
  
  • idea that women need to teach children values and beliefs of new republic

Question 13

Domestic impact for African Americans from revolution

Answer 13

• revolution forced many to question the institution of slavery
  
  • went against ideals of declaration of independence
• some progess: most states banned importation of slaves
• however, institution continued → especially in south