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APUSH - American Pageant 17th Edition
- Chapter 7 Exam Study Guide with
Complete Solutions
Second Continental Congress (1775) - Answer✔️✔️-A convention of
delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that met beginning on May 10, 1775,
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, soon after warfare in the American
Revolutionary War had begun. The second Congress managed the colonial
war effort, and moved incrementally towards independence, adopting the
United States Declaration of Independence.
George Washington - Answer✔️✔️-1st President of the United States;
unanimously elected by all 69 electors; commander-in-chief of the
Continental Army during the American Revolution.
Fort Ticonderoga - Answer✔️✔️-(May 1775) Patriots led by Ethan Allen and
Benedict Arnold surprise an outpost on Lake Champlain and capture
cannon for the Americans.
Bunker Hill (Breed's Hill) - Answer✔️✔️-(June 1775) "Don't shoot until you
see the whites of their eyes!" Battle implied that Americans could fight the
British if they had sufficient supplies. The British finally captured the hills
after the Americans ran out of ammunition, though with significant losses.
Olive Branch Petition - Answer✔️✔️-(July 1775) Document sent by the
Second Continental Congress to King George III, a final peace offer
between the colonies and Britain, ended up being rejected.
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Hessians - Answer✔️✔️-German soldiers hired by George III to smash
Colonial rebellion, proved good in mechanical sense but they were more
concerned about money than duty, considered a very aggressive move by
colonists.
General Richard Montgomery - Answer✔️✔️-Captured Montreal, and joined
at Quebec by Benedict Arnold. This former British army general was killed,
Arnold wounded. French-Canadian leaders who had been generously
treated by the British in the Quebec Act of 1774 showed no real desire to
welcome the invaders.
Evacuation Day - Answer✔️✔️-(March 1776) British and friends of King fled
Boston; still celebrated in Boston today.
Common Sense - Answer✔️✔️-(January 1776) a pamphlet written by
Thomas Paine that criticized monarchies and convinced many American
colonists of the need to break away from Britain.
Thomas Paine - Answer✔️✔️-American Revolutionary leader and
pamphleteer (born in England) who supported the American colonist's
fight for independence and supported the French Revolution.
Republicanism - Answer✔️✔️-A philosophy of limited government with
elected representatives serving at the will of the people. The government is
based on consent of the governed.
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APUSH - American Pageant 17th Edition
- Chapter 7 Exam Study Guide with
Complete Solutions
Second Continental Congress (1775) - Answer✔️✔️-A convention of
delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that met beginning on May 10, 1775,
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, soon after warfare in the American
Revolutionary War had begun. The second Congress managed the colonial
war effort, and moved incrementally towards independence, adopting the
United States Declaration of Independence.
George Washington - Answer✔️✔️-1st President of the United States;
unanimously elected by all 69 electors; commander-in-chief of the
Continental Army during the American Revolution.
Fort Ticonderoga - Answer✔️✔️-(May 1775) Patriots led by Ethan Allen and
Benedict Arnold surprise an outpost on Lake Champlain and capture
cannon for the Americans.
Bunker Hill (Breed's Hill) - Answer✔️✔️-(June 1775) "Don't shoot until you
see the whites of their eyes!" Battle implied that Americans could fight the
British if they had sufficient supplies. The British finally captured the hills
after the Americans ran out of ammunition, though with significant losses.
Olive Branch Petition - Answer✔️✔️-(July 1775) Document sent by the
Second Continental Congress to King George III, a final peace offer
between the colonies and Britain, ended up being rejected.
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Hessians - Answer✔️✔️-German soldiers hired by George III to smash
Colonial rebellion, proved good in mechanical sense but they were more
concerned about money than duty, considered a very aggressive move by
colonists.
General Richard Montgomery - Answer✔️✔️-Captured Montreal, and joined
at Quebec by Benedict Arnold. This former British army general was killed,
Arnold wounded. French-Canadian leaders who had been generously
treated by the British in the Quebec Act of 1774 showed no real desire to
welcome the invaders.
Evacuation Day - Answer✔️✔️-(March 1776) British and friends of King fled
Boston; still celebrated in Boston today.
Common Sense - Answer✔️✔️-(January 1776) a pamphlet written by
Thomas Paine that criticized monarchies and convinced many American
colonists of the need to break away from Britain.
Thomas Paine - Answer✔️✔️-American Revolutionary leader and
pamphleteer (born in England) who supported the American colonist's
fight for independence and supported the French Revolution.
Republicanism - Answer✔️✔️-A philosophy of limited government with
elected representatives serving at the will of the people. The government is
based on consent of the governed.
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