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Social Studies Study Guide
By: Devon Pennington
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Declaration of Independence
• Stated that the colonies would not be part of Britain anymore.
• Stated the rights of “all” people
Stated the complaints against the King.
John Hancock signed 1st.
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Second Continental Congress
• Approved Declaration of independence.
• Approved the Articles of Confederation.
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Articles of Confederation
• First constitution of U.S.A.
• New rules for how the country would be governed after independence.
• Each state elects leaders, who choose Congress members. Congress is U.S government.
• 1 state= 1 vote (NOT THE SIZE OF STATE)
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Battle of Long Island
• Largest battle of the entire war.
• British victory which wiped out half of the American army.
• Washington and his troops retreated in the fog.
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Battle of Saratoga
• Turning point of the war
• American victory under General Gates.
• Showed colonist, French, and others that Americans had a chance to win.
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Battle of Yorktown
• American victory at Yorktown, VA
• Decided the war, even though fighting continued for two more years.
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Treaty of Paris
• Officially ended the war.
• British accepted American independence, removed soldiers, paid for damages to property.
• America promised to treat Loyalist fairly.
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Thomas Paine
• Wrote “Common Sense” which convinced many colonist to work for independence from the British.
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ESSAY QUESTION!!!!
• Woman took active part in the war
• Some fought in battle, cooked, nursed the sick, carried water, and spied.
• Others ran farms, or businesses, raised money for the war, and wrote poems or plays.
• Some supported the British.