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The Colonial name for the Coercive Acts. These acts were passed by the British in order to weaken colonial authority, although it did the opposite. These acts spurred militant reaction and pushed the patriotic cause.
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Congress convened in Philadelphia in 1774 in response to the Coercive Acts. The Delegates hoped to reestablish the freedoms colonists had previously enjoyed.
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Hundreds of British troops marched from Boston to Concord in order to seize an arms cache. Paul Revere and other riders sounded the alarm, and colonial militiamen began mobilizing to intercept the redcoats column.
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Assembly of colonial representatives that served as a national government during the American Revolution. Despite limited formal power, the Continental Congress coordinated the war effort and conducted negotiations with outside powers.
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Army created by the Second Continental Congress after the battles of Lexington and Concord began the Revolutionary War in 1775. This army was also established due to the eruption of armed clashes between British soldiers and local farmers.
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General Sir William Howe attacked patriot fortification, Bunker Hill. Although the British defeated the colonists and maintained control of Boston for nine more months. Britain suffered twice as many casualties. These heavy losses emboldened patriot militiamen.
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A meeting where the colonists requested the Iroquois Confederacy stay neutral in the war.
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1775 proclamation issued by British commander Lord Dunmore that offered freedom to all enslaved African Americans who joined the British Army. The proclamation heightened concerns among some patriots about the consequences of independence.
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After being approved by the colonies on July 2nd, the Declaration of Independence was published and broadcast throughout the colonies on July 4th. The declaration officially separated the colonies from the British.
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This conflict led to most Native American tribes allying with the British.