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
a part time army made up of men who have different jobs
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."
The Patriot leader from Boston whose midnight ride warned of the British coming to Lexington and Concord.
Who is PAUL REVERE
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
What are the three reasons the United States won the war against Britain?
1. Fighting on their own land
2. support from other countries
3. strong leadership
Who was an ally to the Patriots ?
the French, the Dutch, and the Spanish
Who wrote the newspaper Common Sense?
Thomas Paine
What war lead to the END of salutary neglect? (the british started enforcing navigation laws after this)
The French and Indian War
What "resource" came from West Africa through the Triangular Trade?
Labor, slaves
This person wrote poems supporting the fight for independance
Phillis Wheatly
It was someone in the colonies who supported staying loyal to England.
What is a LOYALIST
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 did the colonial governor do?
Enforced laws set by the King, He also had the power of VETO.
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 are two of the MANY things that lead to the colonist wanting to separate from England?
1. The stamp act
2. The Tea Act
3. The Boston Massacre
4. The killing of colonists, the battles of Lexington, Concord, and Bunker Hill
5. Paying Taxes with not representation in government
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
What is the Triangular Trade?
Trade between American colonies, Britain, and West Africa.
What battle is known as the "shot heard around the world"
Battles of Lexington and Concord
This person is the "coach" of the American Revolution
John Adams
What date was the Declaration of Independence approved by the 2nd Continental Congress?
July 4th 1776
This was the name of Colonial soldiers who would be ready to resist British attack “in a minute"
Minutemen
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.