APUSH Chapter 8 // apnotes.net

Why did the Second Continental Congress meet?

• to appoint their army leader, George Washington

• to write the articles of confederation

• to write requests that the King go back on some of his decisions

• to ask for independence

What happened at Ticonderoga?

• Even though the British won, they had more casualties than the Americans

• The colonists captured it, but the British took it back.

• Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold led a small band of Americans that captured a bunch of British troops

What was the battle at Bunker HIll?

• Benedict Arnold defected to Britain during the battle and helped the British to win

• Even though the colonists captured it, the British took it back. However, the British had a lot more casualties.

• Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold led a small band of American troops to capture it

What was the Olive Branch Petition?

• Greek-Americans wrote this asking for more olives bc they had no olive oil

• The Second Continental Congress wrote this, professing American loyalty to the king and asking for him to stop future hostilities

• The Second Continental Congress wrote this, with signatures from everyone that declared independence from Britain

• The Second Continental Congress wrote this, as a petition to declare independence from Britain

How did King George respond to the Olive Branch Petition?

• He declared that the colonists must repay all their debt in order to restore their connection with Britain; the colonists had no choice but to declare independence

• He said yes and everyone was happy

• He declared that the colonies were in rebellion and hired German Hessians

• He said no

What did Thomas Paine argue?

• He was a Loyalist, and argued that it was common sense for Americans to keep their relationship with Britain

• That Americans needed common sense

• That the colonies might struggle without England, but they still needed independence

• That the colonies didn't need any English domination and that they should get independence

What is a republic?

• Power comes from the King

• Power comes from the people

• Power comes from the government

• Power comes from a monarchy

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Richard Henry Lee, who was the first to say that the colonies should declare independence

• George Washington, who saw battle firsthand and knew it was time to declare independence

• John Adams, who was a lawyer with good penmanship

Tories

• patriots

• loyalists

• rebels

• neutral

Whigs

• patriots

• loyalists

• rebels

• neutral