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AP United States History
APQ#3-Outline-The American Revolution
First and Second Continental Congresses
 Conservative delegates to the First Continental Congress supported the
 At the Second Continental Congress, the Moderates were led by
 the Second Continental Congress adopted the “____________________”,
declaring colonial loyalty with the Crown- was an attempt to prevent further
hostilities after the Battle of Bunker Hill
 the Prohibitory Act declared that because the American colonies were in open
rebellion against the British Crown, all trade would be suspended
Arguments for Independence
 John Locke maintained that natural law ordained a government resting on the
consent of the governed and respecting the inherent “natural rights” of all
 Thomas Paine’s Common Sense was significant in that it emotionally aroused
thousands of colonists to the abuses of British rule, the oppressiveness of the
monarchy, and the advantages of colonial independence
First Battles of the Revolutionary War
 The battles of Lexington and Concord were fought when the British commander
sought to seize supplies of gunpowder held by rebels
 The opening shots of the American Revolution occurred at the Battles of
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The battles Lexington and Concord were significant because they marked the
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and ended any hopes for a peaceful resolution to the disagreement between
England and its colonies
Declaration of Independence
 The Declaration of Independence was based on the political philosophy of
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immediate causes for adopting the Declaration of Independence: 1)The British
use of Hessian mercenary troops and African Americans against the colonists 2)
an act of Parliament closing all colonial ports until the Americans ceased
resistance 3) the influence of
The Declaration of Independence was primarily written by
The argument that “abuses and usurpations” by King George and his government
violated the social contract that had existed between Britain and its American
colonies was articulated in it
The Declaration of Independence listed among other tyrannical acts of the King
all of the following: 1) the appointment of a multitude of officials to harass the
colonists 2)___________________________ without the consent of colonial
legislatures 3) transporting large armies of mercenaries to extend the use of
tyranny 4)
The Declaration of Independence did all of the following 1)
2) Stated the wrongdoings of the King
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The War
Advantages of the British
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 any colonists, either supporting the British or indifferent
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Advantages of the American military
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 Patriot militia were the most important group in winning battles
Continental Army
 The soldiers feared for the ________________________________
 The army had inadequate _________________________________
 The army paid soldiers in _________________________________
 The army was inadequately fed and clothed
 the revolutionary cause was bolstered by all of the following: 1)
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2) ____________________ 3) ____________________________4)
 The Battle of Saratoga resulted in ______________________________
British War Strategy
 When the Revolutionary War moved to the South, the British shifted to a
strategy of taking territory and __________________________________
 the role of the Loyalists was they made up approximately ________of the
population
Financing the War
 Congress’s most successful and effective method of financing the War of
Independence was
End of the War
 General Charles Cornwallis’ surrender at____________________ resulted
largely from the French fleet winning control of the _____________________
 the Paris Peace Treaty ending the American Revolution included
1) The United States was recognized as an independent nation
2) The lands between the _________________________________ in disregard
for the rights of Indian tribes living in those regions
3) The British granted the American __________________________________
4) Florida was returned to ______________________________
 a direct social change brought about by the American Revolution was the
who fought against the British