A - April 19, 1775<span>"Shot heard round the world" Marked day of American Revolution Lexington, Mass 8 Americans died</span>B - Benjamin Franklin<span>Renascence man one of the countries founding fathers 80 years old during 1st Continental Congress wrote Poor Richards Almanac & Pennsylvania Gazette</span>C - Constitution<span>Founding Fathers conducting a political experiment Document explains separation of government (3 branches) Lived under Constitution for 200 years</span>D - Daughters of Liberty<span>women had a role in the Revolution boycotts of British goods & services Molly Pitcher fought along side men during war bay loading cannons</span>E - England (Great Britain)<span>Started taxing America for revenue in 1764 to replace money for 7 years war acts were passed in parliament btwn 1764-1765 Americans had no representation King George III = Tyrant</span>F- France<span>Louis XIV smuggled military supplies to America recognized in America as an independent nation Lafayette worked with Washington during war</span>G - "Give me liberty, or give me death!"<span>Patrick Henry March 23, 1775 @ St John's Church Very persuasive speech Points out that British gov. was not giving Americans representation</span>H - John Hancock<span>Famous signer of the DOI 1st person to sign wealthiest man in Boston</span>I- Independence<span>radical idea to Americans nobody believed it was possible founding fathers changed the US forever</span>J- Thomas Jefferson<span>wrote DOI thought "People governed themselves" Separation of church and state</span>K- Kings mountain<span>October 7, 1780 South Carolina 1400 Americans & 1100 Loyalist Loyalist lost 1st little civil war</span>L- John Locke<span>Philosophy of Government believed all men were born with certain rights believed in the right to rebel against government if their rights weren't respected</span>M- Minute men<span>Special units of Massachusetts militia ready at minutes notice to defend the country</span>N- Navy<span>America didnt have much of a Navy Britain had strong navy lessened threat when French became ally</span>O- October 1777<span>bad month for the British tried to divide country by sending an army south from Canada defeat in Saratoga, New York</span>P- Thomas Paine<span>wrote Common Sense Influential writer 5 major reasons for independence also wrote the American Crisis to boost moral</span>Q - Quartering act<span>passed in parliament in May 1765 house British soldiers in homes one of acts to lead to Am. Rev. NY punished in 1767 for revolting against act</span>R- Paul Revere<span>Midnight ride April 18, 1775 British have arrived engraver & silversmith</span>S- Samuel Adams<span>"thorn" in England's side troublemaker in New England founded the Sons Of Liberty Main instigator of the Boston Tea Party Made title "Boston Massacre"</span>T- Tax<span>British taxed Americans because of 7 years war Began to tax sugar, tea, coffee & wine Stamp act- taxed printed documents</span>U- United States<span>13 colonies: New York Mass. Penn. North Carolina South Carolina Georgia New Jersey Virginia Maryland Delaware Conn. New Hampshire Rhode Island</span>V- Valley Forge<span>Penn., Winter of 1777-1778 George Washington's camp very cold ran out of supplies approx. 2000 dies & others went home the ones who stayed became a well trained army</span>W- George Washington<span>became popular during French & Indian war 1st president of USA served 8 years</span>X- Expression of American mindThomas Jefferson described the purpose of the DOI = American mindY- Yorktown<span>American forces & French defeated Cornwallis Last battle of Am. Rev.</span>Z- Zealous<span>Patriots were zealous in their fight Am. Rev. was a start of a new world</span>
Explanation: Displacement is a psychological defense mechanism that allows negative feelings to be transferred from the original source of stress or frustration to a less threatening subject in order to avoid negative consequences or release unpleasant feelings.
