ROAD TO REVOLUTION
This British law banned colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
This pamphlet convinced many Americans that independence was necessary.
What is Common Sense?
She wrote letters supporting independence and later advocated for women’s rights.
Who is Abigail Adams?
This battle included Washington crossing the Delaware River.
What is the Battle of Trenton?
Primary author of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This group organized boycotts and sometimes used intimidation to resist British taxes.
Who are the Sons of Liberty?
These rights—life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness—are known as:
What are natural rights?
He secured loans and support for the colonies while serving as ambassador to France.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
This major battle kept the Continental Army alive early in the war despite heavy losses.
What is the Battle of Long Island? (Accept “Battle of Brooklyn”)
These are the four main parts of the Declaration :
What are the Preamble, Natural Rights, List of Grievances, and Declaration of Independence?
This event spread quickly through the colonies using newspapers and propaganda, showing the danger of British troops in Boston.
What is the Boston Massacre?
The part of the Declaration listing complaints against King George III.
What is the List of Grievances?
This British general captured Savannah and Charleston.
Who is General Henry Clinton?
This battle was a major Patriot defeat, leading to the largest American surrender of the war.
What is the Battle of Charleston?
This treaty officially ended the American Revolution.
What is the Treaty of Paris (1783)?
This law taxed imported goods such as glass, paint, and tea, causing widespread boycotts.
What are the Townshend Acts?
The idea that governments get their power from the people.
What is consent of the governed?
This founding father edited Jefferson’s draft and was a member of the Committee of Five.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
This battle broke Loyalist power in the South and was fought mostly by frontier militia.
What is the Battle of Kings Mountain?
The western border of the new United States after the war.
What is the Mississippi River?
This meeting in 1774 united the colonies to respond to the Intolerable Acts and begin forming militias.
What is the First Continental Congress?
The Declaration says that when a government abuses power, the people have this right.
What is the right to alter or abolish it?
He commanded British forces during the early war in New England and ordered the march to Lexington and Concord.
Who is General Thomas Gage?
This southern battle caused Cornwallis to eventually move his army to Virginia.
What is the Battle of Cowpens?
One major reason the Americans won the Revolution.
Acceptable answers include: French alliance, strong leadership, guerrilla tactics, knowledge of land, British overextension, Patriot motivation.