Political
what is Shay's Rebellion?
Series of violent attacks on courthouses and other government properties in Massachusetts.
Sons of Liberty protested the tax on tea by dumping the tea into Boston harbor is called?
Baston tea party
What did the Massachusetts and Jamestown colonies have in common?
Religious Freedom
Colonist famous slogan and reason for war is?
¨No taxation without representaion¨
What 3 weapons were used in the American Revolution?
Cannons, long rifles, mortars
7th-century English philosopher who opposed the divine rights of kings.
The colonists had to provide food and housing for British soldiers id called?
Quartering Act
Why did colonists what religious freedom?
To change the church to make it more holy.
What ended and know for ¨most long term economic consequences?
Mercantilism
what were the 3 inventions of the American Revolution?
Cotten gin, transportation, communt
What are 3 political causes from the American revolution?
Existence of legislature, colonies were in many years independent of the crown. Able to levy taxes passed laws and mustered troops. passed many acts and outranged the colonists.
How did the American Revolution change society?
by forcing them to break from British ideas and developed their own society.
What are 3 beliefs that caused the American revolution?
Women's rights, slavery, equality, and freedom of religion.
what is the stamp Act?
Tax on legal documents, newspapers, wills, and basically every piece of paper used.
What weapons were used most by the British in the American revolution?
Brown bass, It was a havier musket that shot bigger bullets.
What was the proclamation of 1763 passed parliament?
After the British won a 7-year war and gained land in America this prohibited American colonists from settling west of the Appalachian mountains.
What are 3 changes from the American Revolution that affect the colonist?
No more Anglican church, economic flux, women's role changed during war
What role did religion play in the American revolution?
An assurance to the average American revolution was justified in the start of god.
Why were colonists taken by the British government?
Britain needed money to fiance the war with France.
What weapons were used most by Americans in the American revolution?
The musket
Explain the Townshend Act of 1767?
Indirect taxes placed products as they came into the colonies from britian.
what are the social effects of the American revolution?
American Revolution produced a new outlook for its people. Groups excluded from immediate equality such as slaves. Americans believed that their fight for liberty was a global fight.
How did Virginia colonists feel about religious freedom?
They considered religion to be a fundamental part of both life and government.
How did the American Revolution worsen the economy for colonists?
Flood of cheap British manufactured imports that sold cheaper than American goods.
What was the invention made during the American revolution?
Bifocal glasses