US History	
Chapter 7: The American Revolution - Study Guide
Mr. Kersey

You should understand and be able to explain the following events, people, terms, and concepts from Chapter 7.  
While any material in the book, in your notes, or that was discussed in class is fair game, the test will focus
on the following topics.

John Adams						Battle of Yorktown
Sam Adams						Treaty of Paris of 1783
First Continental Congress
King George III
Minutemen
Gen. Thomas Gage
Paul Revere
Lexington
Concord
Redcoats
Second Continental Congress
Olive Branch Petition
George Washington
Continental Army
Siege
Bunker Hill
Breed's Hill
Dorchester Heights
Gen. William Howe
Thomas Paine
Common Sense
Thomas Jefferson
Declaration of Independence
	(3 things it did)
July 4, 1776
John Locke
Natural rights
Enlightenment philosophers
Patriots
Loyalists
Advantages of British v. Continental Armies
Battle of Trenton
Battle of Princeton
Battle of Saratoga (and the 3 major effects)
France
Valley Forge
Guerilla warfare
Long and Short Term Causes and Effects of the Revolution