Schroeder+chapter+8+study+guide

=Peter Salem= Peter Salem was a black Patriot. He was born a slave in Framingham, MA. His owners name was Jeremiah Belknap.Salem was sold to a man named Lawson Buckminster who freed him. On April 19 1775, he fought at Concord, Massachusetts. A week later he enlisted in Colonel Nixton's Fifth Regiment.

=Second Continental Congress= The Second Continental Congress a conventoin of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that met beginning on May 10, 1755 in Philidelphia.

=Battle of Yorktown= The siege of Yorktown or Battle of Yorktown in 1781 was a decisive victory by assault of American soldiers led by general George Washtinton. =Friedrich Von Steuben= He was a military officer who served as Inspector General and Major General of the Continental army during the American Revolutionary War. =Treaty of Paris= Treaty that officially ended the Revolutionary War on September 3, 1783. It was signed in Paris by Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and John Jay. Under the terms of the treaty, Britain reconized the independent nation of the United States of America. =Mercenaries= Mercenaries in the American revolution were commonly known as "hessians" they were German mercenaries hired by the british. 

Phillis Wheatly Phillis Wheatly was an American poet who was the first black writer in America.  Olive Branch Petition The Olive Branch Petition was adopted by the Continental Congress in July 1775 in an attempt to avoid a full-blown war with Great Britain. The petition affirmed American loyalty to Great Britain and entreated the king to prevent further conflict. =George Washington= Washington: 1st President of the United States; commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution (1732-1799). == =Battle of Saratoga= Saratoga: a battle during the American Revolution the british under burgoyne were defeted. =Thomas Jefferson= 3rd President of the United States; chief drafter of the Declaration of Independence; made the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and sent out the Lewis and Clark Expedition to explore it. =Mary Slocumb= The Chapter was named for a heroine of the American Revolution, Mary Hooks Slocumb, who married Ezekiel Slocumb, when both were 18 in 1775. Ezekiel left Mary to manage their farm and small child when he joined a light brigade to fight for freedom. On the night of February 26, 1776 Mary dreamed that she saw a body wrapped in her husband’s guard cloak. She immediately dressed, saddled her horse and rode in the direction she knew that the men had gone. =Quakers= The Quakers were pacifists but some still participated in the Revolutionary War, risking their good standing in the Quaker faith. Some meetings, in trying to decide whether to discipline members who participated, decided to leave participation up to the individual conscience of the young men .

=Thomas Paine= Paine:American Revolutionary leader and phamphleteer who supported the American colonists.

=Thaddeus Kosciuszko= Polish patriot and soldier who fought with Americans in the American Revolution.

=4 steps of the Declaration of independence= 1.Stated why the Declaration was needed 2.Listed the colonists beliefs in government 3.Listed colonists complaints about the king. 4.Listed that the colonies are their own country the United states of America.