Causes
-British soldiers fired at American colonists
- 5 people died
-Crispus Attucks, an African-America, was the first to die
Which cause of the American Revolution fits the above description?
Boston Massacred
-Gave Americans hope for independence
-Victory convinced French to join the Americans
-Turning tide of the war
Which battle fits the above description?
Saratoga
What year was the Declaration of Independence signed?
100 BONUS POINTS if you can give the exact date.
July 4th, 1776
Who was appointed the Commander and General of the Continental Army by the 2nd Continental Congress?
George Washington
What was the British law-making body, or legislature that passed the Stamp, Sugar, and Townshend acts?
Parliament
- Appalachian mountains was the boundary line set forth by the British King
-Prevented colonists from expanding westward
-King wanted to prevent conflict between the Colonists and Native Americans
What fits the above description?
Proclamation Line of 1763
Which battle occurred in 1781 and was the last battle where the British generals surrendered to Washington with the aid of the French Army and Navy?
Yorktown
In early 1776, before the Declaration of Independence was signed, Common Sense was written by an English man. He supported American Independence because he did not think Britain should govern the American colonies. Who was this man that wrote Common Sense?
Thomas Paine
Who was the leader of the Sons of Liberty?
Samuel Adams
What does boycott mean? For DOUBLE the points, give an example of boycotting.
Refuse to buy something because you don't agree with someones beliefs.
Ex: Colonists boycotted sugar, the stamp act, tea, british goods, etc
Why did Parliament pass the Sugar, Stamp, and Townshend acts?
To pay off the war debt from the French & Indian War.
Put the following battles & events in the correct order that they occurred:
-Yorktown
-Lexington & Concord
-Saratoga
-Declaration of Independence
-Thomas Paine's Common Sense
-Treaty of Paris 1783
1. Lexington & Concord
2. Thomas Paine's Common Sense
3. Declaration of Independence
4. Saratoga
5. Yorktown
6. Treaty of Paris 1783
What are the "unalienable rights" mentioned in the Declaration of Independence? Must give ALL of them to receive credit.
Life
Liberty
Pursuit of Happiness
Thomas Jefferson is significant because...
Thomas Jefferson was appointed by the Continental Congress to write the Declaration of Independence.
Unalienable Rights are what?
Rights that you are born with and cannot be taken away.
How did the King react to the Boston Tea Party?
After the Sons of Liberty dumped British Tea into the harbor, the King passed the Intolerable, or Coercive Acts.
Lexington & Concord is important because of which TWO things?
-They were the first battles of the Revolutionary war.
-"Shot heard 'round the world." No one knows who fired the first shot. We don't know if it was the British or Americans.
Grievances that the colonists were upset about included taxation without representation and being forced to quarter British soldiers. Which document included these?
Declaration of Independence
-Father of the Navy
-Defeated the British Navy at Sea
-said "I have not yet begun to fight"
Who fits the above description?
John Paul Jones
What is another word for complaint (something that the colonists were upset about)?
Ex: Quartering Troops. Taxation without Representation
Grievance
How did the Colonists react to acts passed by the king and parliament such as the sugar, stamp, and townshend acts? Give ONE reason.
The Colonists were
-angry that their the British violated their civil liberties
-boycotted British goods.
What is significant about the Treaty of Paris 1783? Give at least TWO for full credit.
-It marked the end of the war.
-The British recognized American Independence.
-Americans gained all land up to the Mississippi River, up to Canada in the north, and Spanish Florida to the South.
What happened at Valley Forge? Give at least ONE thing to receive credit.
-Washington and his troops were camped here
-Miserable conditions, winter
-Washington used the time to train his troops
Which TWO women are significant because they supported the Patriot cause and wrote letters convincing other colonists to join the patriots?
Mercy Otis Warren
Abigail Adams
What does Civic Virtue mean?
Things that someone has done for the community or nation.
Ex: George Washington leading the Continental Army or Thomas Jefferson writing the Declaration of Independence.