Protests
What does it mean to boycott?
Refuse to buy goods
What was the first battle of the American Revolution?
Battles of Lexington and Concord
What was the Sugar Act?
Tax on sugar
What was the Declaration of Independence?
Colonists usually joined two different groups/sides during the Revolutionary War. What were these two sides called?
Patriots and Loyalists
What happened at the Boston Tea Party?
Colonists threw British tea into Boston harbor
Why was the Battle of Saratoga known as the turning point in the American Revolution?
France decided to join and help us fight Britain
What was the Stamp Act?
Tax on all written documents
What was the Olive Branch Petition?
Colonists tried to ask Britain to reason with their requests one more time before war broke out
What were two advantages the British had over the colonists?
Navy, trained troops, more supplies
How did the Boston Massacre start?
Colonists threw snowballs and rocks at the British soldiers and one of the British soldiers fired on the colonists
What happened to the colonists in Valley Forge?
They suffered a brutal winter
What were the Townshend Acts?
Tax on paper, paint, lead, glass
What was Common Sense?
Pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in order to convince the colonists to join the fight
What were two advantages the colonists had over the British?
Motivated, homefield advantage, good hunters
What was the famous slogan used by the colonists?
"No taxation without representation"
What was the final battle of the American Revolution?
Battle of Yorktown
What was the Proclamation of 1763?
Colonists were not allowed to go west of the Appalachian Mountains
Benjamin Franklin created a cartoon to convince colonists to join the Revolutionary War. What animal was the cartoon of?
Snake
What was the cause of the French and Indian War?
Britain and France were fighting over the Ohio River Valley
How many people died at the Boston Massacre?
Five
What was the treaty to end the American Revolution called?
Treaty of Paris
What was salutary neglect?
Before the French and Indian War, Britain would leave to colonists alone to do their own thing
What was the Albany Plan of Union?
Benjamin Franklin's proposed plan to unite the colonies
What was the goal of the Committees of Correspondance?
To keep colonists informed of British actions