Causes
What was the 1765 Stamp Act?
A new tax placed on every piece of paper.
The actions of the minutemen at the Battles of Lexington and Concord showed the British that...
Colonists were willing to stand up to England.
Who is remembered for making this statement in the Virginia House of Burgesses in 1775? "I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!
Patrick Henry
Which principle, central to American democracy, is stated in the Declaration of Independence?
All men are created equal
Why did colonists use the motto "No taxation without representation" to express their anger with the British government?
They were angry the colonies weren't represented in Parliament.
The Battle of Yorktown resulted in...
The British army surrendered and the war ended.
Thomas Jefferson's writings influenced the American revolution because...
he convinced the colonists that they deserved a government that respected their rights and that their fight against Great Britain was just.
When did the authors of the Declaration of Independence believe that people should form a new government?
When their government takes away their natural rights
How did the people of Boston oppose the Tea Act?
They dumped the East India Company's tea in the ocean.
How did American revolutionaries take advantage of the distance between those settlements and Boston in the Battles of Lexington and Concord?
Messengers raced ahead and warned that the British were advancing.
Which American Revolutionary War hero was later considered a traitor?
Benedict Arnold
What is Thomas Jefferson's MAJOR contribution to the American Revolution?
He wrote the Declaration of Independence
How did colonists protest unfair British rules before the start of the American Revolution?
The refused to buy goods made in Britain.
What helped the Americans during the Revolutionary War?
They knew the land better
The 1st Rhode Island Regiment was known as the "Black Regiment" during the American Revolution because...
It was one of the first military regiments to recruit African Americans.
What natural rights are found in the Declaration of Independence?
Life and Liberty
Who won the French and Indian War?
England
Which historical figure led the Continental Army to victory over the British in the American Revolution?
George Washington