American Revolution #1
This act passed a law that made colonists pay tax on anything printed on paper.
Stamp Act
Someone that wanted to be free from British rule.
Patriot
What are the three natural rights that all people are born with?
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
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
According to the DOI, the people have the right to abolish a government if:
the government breaks the social contract
In 1775, the Second Continental Congress sent a petition to King George lll asking him to end the quarrel, which John Adams called:
The Olive Branch Petition
Who wrote the newspaper Common Sense?
Thomas Paine
What are the four major parts of the Declaration of Independence?
The Introduction, The Preamble, Grievances, Conclusion
Which river did George Washington and his American Troops cross with the words, "victory or death," on Christmas Day?
The Delaware River
True or False:
The British needed the money from the colonist's taxes to pay for wars.
true
It was someone in the colonies who supported staying loyal to England, also known as a Tory.
What is a LOYALIST
He was the King of England during the American Revolution.
Who is KING GEORGE III
the document written to declare the American colonies as an independent nation, free of British rule.
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 the men of a town
militia
True or False? The French and Indian War was a war between the French versus Indians.
False
Dressed as Native Americans, the Sons of Liberty boarded ships and threw the tea into the Boston Harbor.
Boston Tea Party
The date of The Declaration of Independence. Month/Day/Year
July 4, 1776
A group of representatives from each colony met to discuss the Intolerable Acts but decided to try to work things out with King George.
What is the FIRST CONTINENTAL CONGRESS
Which of these people listed below were not Founding Fathers?
- George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, John Jay, Alexander Hamilton, and Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Create different branches of government, each with their own distinct powers and responsibilities.
Checks and Balances
What did the British do that made colonist upset. This lead to the Boston Massacre.
Heavy taxation and British Soldiers stationed everywhere.
Which battle left the continental army so unequipped that they were almost out of ammunition to defend themselves, so they used cannons from Fort Ticonderoga to force the British to retreat from New York?
Battle of Bunker Hill
What section was removed from the DOI?
The topic of Slavery
Which event was known as, "the shot heard 'round the world," resulting in the death of over 300 British soldiers, with only a few militiamen casualties?
Lexington and Concord
Allows one branch of government to limit the power of another branch of government
Separation of Powers
He defended the soldiers during the trial of the Boston Massacre. He later became a President.
John Adams
This was the name of Colonial soldiers who would be ready to resist British attack “in a minute"
Minutemen
This battle, was known as the turning point in the war, and where the Americans began winning. The victory was important because it gave France the opportunity to make an alliance with America.
Battle of Saratoga
Did the colonists have representation in the British government? Yes/No
No
Where did the final battle takes place before the British surrender?
Yorktown
Successful inventor from Pennsylvania who represented the colonies in Britain and tried to convince the British government to treat the colonies fairly. He NEVER became president!
Benjamin Franklin
Enlightened thinkers based their philosophical beliefs on what two things?
Science and Reason