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Sam Adams
American revolutionary leader, known for harnessing resentment from colonists against Parliament, helped draft the Declaration of Independence; Sons of Liberty
Paul Revere
Night ride to Lexington, warned Patriots of a British attack, organizer of Boston Tea Party, painted propaganda of Boston Massacre
Deborah Sampson
joined Continental Army disguised as a man, discharged after being wounded in combat led to her discovery, chose army over marriage
Mercy Otis Warren
female poet who wrote on the American Revolution and feminism (equal education), inspired by Enlightenment
Culper Spy Ring
very successful spy network that gave Washington knowledge of British troop movements, led by Robert Townsend
Lexington & Concord
first skirmishes of Rev war, Thomas Gage leads British wanting to capture supplies and rebel leaders, patriots win because Paul Revere/Samuel Prescott/William Dawes ride to warn them in the middle of the night
Valley Forge
Constant cold/hunger/disease/bare-feet/few blanket, Washington organizes successful smallpox inoculation, soldiers trained by Steuben once better
Treaty of Paris
ends American Rev, British recognizes American independence & Americans gain land west until the Mississippi, British agree to this so they can focus on fighting France and Spain
Kinematics
The branch of physics associated with the description of motion
Position
The location of an object (units: m)
Velocity
The rate at which position changes with time (units: m/sec)
Acceleration
The rate at which velocity changes with time (units: m/sec^2)
Displacement
The change in position for an object between two times (units: m)
Distance
The magnitude of the change in position for an object between two times (units: m)
Speed
The magnitude of velocity (units: m/sec)
Average Velocity
The ratio of the change in position between two times and the time interval between them (units: m/sec)
Average Acceleration
The ratio of the change in velocity between two times and the time interval between them (units: m/sec^2)
Velocity
The slope of the position-time graph (units: m/sec)
Acceleration
The slope of the velocity-time graph (units: m/sec^2)
Change in Position
The area under the velocity-time graph (units: m)
Change in Velocity
The area under the acceleration-time graph (units: m/sec)
Velocity
Acceleration
Change in Position
Change in Velocity
Average Velocity
Average Acceleration
Constant Position Graphs
Constant Velocity Graphs
Constant Acceleration Graphs
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