Cause of Revolution
What did “taxation without representation” mean?
Colonists were being taxed by Parliament even though they did not have elected representatives in Parliament.
Who wrote Common Sense?
Thomas Paine
What happened in 1776?
The colonies formally declared their independence from Great Britain through the Declaration of Independence.
Saratoga → ______
France supported the American cause.
What geographic feature formed the western boundary that colonists were restricted from crossing under the Proclamation of 1763?
The Appalachian Mountains.
What did the Proclamation of 1763 restrict?
It restricted colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains.
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What happened at the Boston Tea Party?
Colonists dumped British tea into Boston Harbor to protest taxation and the Tea Act.
Boston Tea Party → ______
Britain imposed the Intolerable Acts.
Under the Proclamation of 1763, where were colonists allowed to settle?
East of the Appalachian Mountains.
Why did colonists oppose the Stamp Act?
They opposed being taxed without representation.
Who gathered intelligence for the Patriots before Yorktown?
James Armistead Lafayette
Why was Saratoga a turning point?
The American victory convinced France to support the American cause.
Valley Forge → ______
Hardships for the Continental Army during the winter.
Why was Yorktown's location important to the American victory?
American and French forces were able to trap British troops against the Chesapeake Bay.
Choose TWO causes of the Revolution and explain how they increased conflict.
Who was considered a founder of the U.S. Navy?
John Paul Jones
Why was Yorktown important?
American and French forces trapped the British against the Chesapeake Bay, leading to a major American victory.
Yorktown → ______
American and French forces trapped British troops against the Chesapeake Bay.
Which two events from the list are examples of British actions connected to the mercantilist belief that colonies should benefit Great Britain?
Navigation Acts and the Boston Tea Party.
What was one major reason colonists were angry about British taxation and economic policies after the French and Indian War?
Colonists believed Britain was imposing taxes and economic controls on them without giving them representation in Parliament.
Which Patriot used his skills and connections to provide important intelligence before Yorktown, and why was his contribution important?
James Armistead Lafayette; he supplied intelligence that helped the Patriots before Yorktown.
Which sequence correctly shows these events from earliest to latest: Yorktown, Boston Tea Party, Saratoga, Lexington and Concord, Valley Forge?
Boston Tea Party → Lexington and Concord → Saratoga → Valley Forge → Yorktown
How were Saratoga and Yorktown connected to the role of France in the American Revolution?
Saratoga helped convince France to support the American cause, and French forces later fought alongside the Americans at Yorktown, where American and French forces trapped the British against the Chesapeake Bay.
A question gives you a passage about natural rights and asks which Enlightenment thinker is connected to the idea. The passage also refers to property as a right. Who is the thinker?
John Locke