That’s Revolutionary
What items in the colonies did the Stamp Act tax?
What does the word TREASON mean?
Working against one’s own government
What was the country’s first plan of government?
The Articles of Confederation
What was the first major battle of the Revolutionary War?
The Battle of Yorktown
Which was came about because of conflicts between Britain and France?
The French and Indian War
Which of the following said that only Native Americans could I’ve on lands west of Appalachian?
The Proclamation of 1763
The Boston Massacre
How did the colonists protest the Townsend Act?
They boycotted British imports
What did Thomas Paine call for in his pamphlet COMMON SENSE?
Independence from Britain
What is one reason a fact is different from fiction
A fact can be found in a reference source
Who was so helpful in the hard winter in Valley Forge that they called him a “soldiers friend”
Maquis de Lafayette
Which physical feature formed the western boundary of the United States when it became a nation in 1783?
The Mississippi River
Cause:Britain wind the French and Indian War
Whats the effect?
1 Only natives allowed to live on Britains western lands
2 France loses most of its land
Causes:Parliament passes the Stamp Act
What is the effect?
Effect:
1 colonist angry about taxation without representation
2 colonists boycott British goods
Cause: Americans defeat the British in the Battle of Yorktown
What is the effect?
Effect:
1 Americans win Revolutionary War
2 US becomes a nation
What was the written piece of government they sent to King George 3 to declare US independent from Britain
and who was the first to sign?
Declaration of Independence
John Hancock
Why was the idea of no taxation without representation so important to the colonists?
They did not think people should have to pay taxes when they have no voice in government that is taxing them. They believed in self-government
Why were the shots fired at Lexington and Concord referred to as the shot heard round the world?
The battles fought there marked the first real fighting of the American Revolution. It was an important even in world history
What were some hardships that Americans faced in their daily lives during the Revolutionary War?
Lack of money to pay for war, food shortages, deaths of friends and family, theft,inflation
How did Congress decide to pay some soldiers of the Revolutionary War?
Congress Paid some soldiers in land because the US didn’t have money to pay them. Soldiers were given different amounts of land based on their rank and how long they served.