Events that led to the AREV
The event cost the British parliament the equivalent of millions of dollars.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
The Battle of Bunker Hill.
Who was the British?
He attacked the continental army at Saratoga knowing backup wasn't coming
Who is John Burgoyne?
The colonists did not have representation, but they still had to pay these.
Taxes
He bet the war would be over by Christmas.
Who is John Burgoyne?
Many believe that this war that put the British in debt led to the American Revolution.
What is the 7 Years' War or French and Indian War?
The second Battle of Saratoga.
Who was the continental army?
Patrick Ferguson refused to do this and, in doing so, possibily prevented the British from winning the war.
What is shoot an officer?
What government body did the colonists want to have representation in?
Parliament
Most all history books say that Arnold, not Gates, was the true hero of this battle?
Saratoga
Identify 2 instances where propaganda was used to ignite the colonists. One from before the start of the American Revolution and another from after it began.
What is the Boston Massacre and who was Jane McCray.
The Battle of New York.
Who was the British?
This fort was easily taken by the continental army because british officers were asleep?
This group used to meet for months at a time.
Continental Congress
He left Burgoyne hanging in upstate New York.
The Battle of Trenton.
Who was the continental army?
He got flanked twice
Who is George Washington?
What is one way to avoid war that is difficult without representation?
Negotiation, Diplomacy, Compromise
He convinced the French to join the war.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
A series of acts by the British in response to the Boston Tea Party.
What was the Coercive and Intolerable acts?
Battles of Lexington and Concord.
Who was the British and then the continental army?
He got saved by fog
Who is George Washington?
Though he took a lot of the blame for not negotiating, he was only following parliament.
King George III
He got shot in the leg but wished he had been shot in the heart.