American Revolution #1
He was the King of England during the American Revolution.
Who is KING GEORGE III
Document written by Thomas Jefferson in which the American colonists explain their reasons for separating from Britain
What is the DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
Complete this famous phrase that was a rallying call for the colonist when fighting against the acts imposed by Britain. "No taxation....
What is "WITHOUT REPRESENTATION"
Name of the war which lasted eight years when colonists fought for their independence from Britain
What is the AMERICAN REVOLUTION
This document officially ended the American Revolution as an agreement of peace.
What is the TREATY OF PARIS
an informal army made up of men with no training but were interested in defending the country
militia
This act passed a law that made colonists pay tax on anything printed on paper.
Stamp Act
What is salutary neglect?
The mother country leaves its colony alone to as long as they are sending resources to the "mother country."
Colonists were not allowed to settle WEST of these
Appalachian Mountains
He was the leader of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.
Who is GEORGE WASHINGTON
This confrontation on March 5, 1770, began as a protest of colonists, but ended with British soldiers shooting and killing five people.
What is the BOSTON MASSACRE
How many grievances were in the Declaration of Independence?
Who is the "Mother Country" to the colonies?
England/Britain
Who wrote the newspaper Common Sense?
Thomas Paine
King started taxing colonists to pay of the debts from this war
The French and Indian War
put a duty--or an import tax--on several products including molasses. Many colonists began smuggling these goods in protest.
Sugar Act
Who was the commander of the Continental Army?
George Washington
What European country did Benjamin Franklin convince to help us during the war?
France
How did the Revolutionary war end?
When Britain surrendered to the colonists.
Dressed as Native Americans, the Sons of Liberty boarded ships and threw the tea into the Boston Harbor.
Boston Tea Party
What is the name of the group of men who were behind the Boston Tea Party?
Sons of Liberty
What did the proclamation of 1763 state? (after the French and Indian War, the proclamation limited the colonists from doing what?)
They were not allowed to go passed the Appalachian mountains, it was reserved for Native Americans.
This person wrote the Decleration of Independance
Thomas Jefferson
What was one item that was taxed for the Townshed act?
Possible answers:
paint, paper, glass, lead, tea
What is the Battle of Yorktown known as?
The surrender at Yorktown
Which battle was an important win for the Patriots and helped turn the war around?
Battle of Saratoga
Triangular Trade was between which 3 areas?
Trade between American colonies, Britain, and West Africa.
First battles of the American Rrevolution
Battles of Lexington and Concord
What was the act that required colonists to house and feed British soldiers?
Quartering Act
What date was the Declaration of Independence approved by the 2nd Continental Congress?
July 4th 1776
Closed down the Boston Harbor was punishment for the Boston Tea Party
Intolerable Acts
What is Mercantilism
Where the "mother country" takes natural and other resources from its colonies
Did the colonist have representation in the British government?
no
Why is Saratoga known as the "turning point of the war"?
We gained support from France and it a raised morale
Successful inventor from Pennsylvania who represented the colonies in Britain and tried to convince the British government to treat the colonies fairly
Benjamin Franklin
What is the name of the pamphlet that Thomas Pain wrote?
Common Sense.