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1 Chapter 5 The American Revolution

2 French & Indian War Algonquian & French vs Iroquois & British
Began in 1754 Many battles fought in NY colony 1763-Treaty of Paris ended the war & gave British control of all French Canada

3 French and Indian War was expensive
Britain needed money to pay these costs 1765- gov’t passed the stamp act- a law that placed a tax on paper sold in the colonies Patriot- people who did not remain loyal to Britain Loyalist- people who remained loyal to Britain

4 Tea tax- tax on tea Boston Tea Party- a protest when colonists boarded a British ship and threw all the tea into the harbor

5 Militias- citizen armies
April 19, 1775-”shot heard round the world” at Concord Began the revolution- the colonists fight for freedom

6 Patriots from the 13th colonists sent delegates- people chosen to represent a group to PA
Known as the Continental Congress Voted to break away from Great Britain Wrote the Declaration of Independence

7 George Washington- named Commander and Chief of the Continental Army
NY- important bc it was between colonies in the North and South Retreat- give up ground Surrender- give up British captured the American capital at Philadelphia--1777

8 Sybil Ludington- warned the American army that the British were burning Danbury
Battle of Saratoga British planned to attack American colonists at Saratoga 1 army came from Canada 1 army from NYC Army never left NYC

9 American general Horatio Gates defeated the British army at Saratoga

10 Battle of Saratoga convinced the French king to sign a treaty – written agreement between 2 countries French agreed to send troops & supplies to help the Americans

11 Traitor- someone who acts against his own country
Benedict Arnold- America’s most famous traitor

12 Battle of Yorktown Yorktown, Virginia With the French help- America won the Battle

13 Oct. 19, 1781- General Cornwallis surrendered
Sept. 3, Peace of Paris officially ended the war Treaty recognized the independence of the US Alexander Hamilton- wrote essays to persuade people to accept the new Constitution

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