The Colonies
American Revolution
Rebellion
Patriots or Terrorists
Vocabulary
100
Explains how the diverse people of the United States developed a common national identity during the American Revolution?
The Revolution created a common colonial cause for all regions and economic classes.
100
Great Britain used mercantilism for economic gains. How did this policy contribute to the American Revolution?
The British enacted taxes to control colonial trade without colonial representation.
100
Which of the following would be a diplomatic method to solve a conflict among group members rather than a fight?
Group members can decide by taking a vote.
100
Name one of the colonial rebels.
John Adams Samuel Adams Thomas Jefferson Patrick Henry
100
an expression or declaration of objection, disapproval, or dissent, often in opposition to something a person is powerless to prevent or avoid
What is protest
200
After fighting shifted to the southern colonies, what strategy did the Continental Army rely on to combat the British?
What is Guerrilla Warfare
200
Which of the following was a deciding factor that caused the Native Americans to side with the British against the colonists during the Revolutionary War?
The colonists were settling on their land.
200
Compare viewpoints of the colonists to the viewpoints of the British soldiers concerning the Boston Massacre.
Both sides said it was not their fault. Red Coats said they were controlling a rebelling crowd. Red Coats said they threw a snowball starting a mob. Colonists said the Red Coats were bullying us. Colonists said the Red Coats are treating us unfairly.
200
Which colonial group shared ideas and information to other towns and colonies about new British laws and suggested ways to challenge these laws?
Committee of Correspondence
200
a term often used to refer to a soldier of the historical British Army
What is Red Coat
300
After the Boston Tea Party, Parliament urged King George III to punish the colonists. ​They passed the Intolerable Acts (or Coercive Acts). Describes the impact of the acts on the colonists?
The British forced colonists to house (quarter) British troops in their homes.
300
During the Revolutionary War, the United States formed an alliance with France. ​How did this alliance contribute to the growth of global trade?
It increased trade between France and the United States
300
What is a contradiction between the ways Thomas Jefferson lived his life and the ideas expressed in the Declaration of Independence?
Jefferson wrote that “all men are created equal” in the Declaration of Independence, but he was a slave owner
300
a patriotic society that opposed British tax Acts and thereafter supported moves for American independence.
What are the Sons of Liberty
400
During the Revolutionary War, women gained many new roles and responsibilities. ​How did these new roles impact the way women were viewed?
Women could provide contributions to society.
400
During the American Revolution, enslaved persons were recruited by both sides with promises of freedom. Which of the following is a reason why the American Revolution inspired some to change their views about slavery and discrimination?
The Declaration mentioned that “all men were created equal.” As a result, some believed this equality would also include slaves.
400
What is a civic or political duty that the Committees of Correspondence participated in during the revolution to accomplish American independence?
The members wrote letters to keep colonists informed of colonial affairs.
400
signed on February 10, 1763, by the kingdoms of Great Britain, France and Spain, with Portugal in agreement. Together with the Treaty of Hubertusburg, it ended the French and Indian War/Seven Years' War.[1]
What is Treaty of Paris 1763
500
Identify two Enlightenment ideas and explain their relationship to the ideas expressed in the Declaration of Independence.
Natural Rights (EI)=>"Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness" (DoI) • Thomas Jefferson used the idea of natural rights from the Enlightenment when describing unalienable rights in the Declaration of Independence, such as, life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. • Enlightenment stated if the government doesn’t protect the rights of the people, the people can get rid of it. As a result, colonists could break away from Great Britain. • The Enlightenment supported people having a social contract with their government and the king should protect their natural/unalienable rights. The Declaration of Independence said the king was not protecting their rights.
500
What global event was about to take place between America and Britain between 1774 and 1776? How did this situation affect global economic interactions?
American Revolution. Global economic interaction decreased.
500
Explain reasons why the Sons of Liberty threw the East India Company cargo of tea into the Boston Harbor.
• Sons of Liberty were a group of Patriots who were responding to Great Britain’s regulations on the colonists’ liberty by passing laws without colonial representation. • The Sons of Liberty were protesting the Tea Act passed by Parliament because the East India Company could sell the tea cheaper than colonial merchants. • The Sons of Liberty believed the East India Company could develop a monopoly on selling tea in the colonies.
500
a monarchy that is not limited or restrained by laws or a constitution.
What is an Absolute Monarchy
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