Chapter 5: Wars for Independence
1764-1783

     I. Colonies Resist Imperial Reform
          A. Sugar Act, Currency Act
          B. Stamp Act
               1. Sons of Liberty
          C. Townshend Revenue Act
               1. Letters from a Pennsylvania Farmer
               2. Daughters of Liberty
          D. Boston Massacre
          E. Tea Act
               1. Boston Tea Party
               2. Coercive Acts (Intolerable Acts)
          F. First Continental Congress

     II. Resistance Becomes War
          A. Lexington and Concord
          B. Second Continental Congress
               1. Washington appointed Commander-in-Chief
          C. "An Open and Avowed Rebellion"
               1. Battle of Bunker Hill
               2. Taking sides (more colonists become Whigs)
          D. Independence and Confederation
               1. Common Sense
               2. Declaration of Independence
               3. Articles of Confederation

     III. War in the North
          A. Invasion of New York
               1. Trenton
               2. Saratoga
               3. Valley Forge, PA
          B. Treaty of Alliance (with France)

     IV. War in the South
          A. Yorktown

     V. Treaty of Paris, 1783

Key Terms

     George Greenville
     Samuel Adams
     Patrick Henry
     John Dickinson
     Paul Revere
     Thomas Paine
     Thomas Jefferson
     King George III
     Ethan Allen
     Benedict Arnold
     General Thomas Gage
     Gentleman Johnny Burgoyne
     General Howe
     Baron von Steuben
     Lord Cornwallis
     Nathanael Greene
     Francis Marion (Swamp Fox)
     Stamp Act Congress
     Committees of Correspondence
     Taxation Without Representation
     Suffolk Resolves
     Shot Heard 'Round the World
     Olive Branch Petition
     Whigs
     Tories

Study Questions

1. Why did the British government pass laws that offended the Americans, identify those laws, show why Americans were offended, and describe American resistance to those laws.

2. Why did the First Continental Congress was convened, describe the divergent opinions represented there, and detail the actions taken by Congress.

3. Explain what type of colonists supported the Loyalist cause and why, and explain which colonists supported the rebels cause and why.

4. What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?  What were its various components?  Evaluate its reception by the colonists.

5. Assess the significance of the American Revolution, taking into account the original position of the colonists and the United States as it existed after 1783.