Build Up to Revolution
What was the tax on paper goods?
Stamp Act
What does repeal mean?
to take back
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What was the last big battle of the Revolution?
The Battle of Yorktown
The riot that broke out between colonists and British soldiers that resulted in multiple deaths was called...
The Boston Massacre
This required colonists to house British Soldiers
Quartering Act
What was the term used for the representatives of the 1st and 2nd Continental Congress?
Delegates
What was the name of the pamphlet Thomas Paine wrote to encourage the colonies to declare their independence?
"Common Sense"
What are two differences between the Continental army and the British army?
Experience/weapons/Amount/Motivation
If you were a Son or Daughter of Liberty during the Revolution, would you be a patriot or loyalist?
Patriot
What are three items that would have been taxed because of the Stamp Act? (other than stamps!)
Newspapers, diplomas, playing cards, wedding certificates, death certificates, etc
What was the phrase colonists would shout in response to laws King George passed?
What month and day was the Declaration of Independence approved?
July 4th
What is a tactic used by the Continental Army that helped them succeed in winning the war?
Spies/Sharpshooters/defensive
What is one reason someone would choose to be a Patriot and one reason someone would be a Loyalist?
Teacher's discretion
Why would the colonists be partially responsible for the Boston Massacre?
They were antagonizing the soldiers by calling them lobster backs and throwing stones at the soldiers
Foreign soldiers hired by another government to fight for them in a war are called ____________.
Mercenaries
Whose name is the largest on the Declaration of Independence?
John Hancock
What day did George Washington cross the Deleware and attack the British army?
Christmas
Which battle was technically a British victory (US retreated), but saw the loss of many British soldiers?
Battle of Bunker Hill
How did the French and Indian War indirectly cause the Revolutionary War?
The war put Britain in debt and they placed taxes on the colonists to try to pay off that debt
What is the term used for a formal agreement between two feuding countries?
Treaty
What are the three unalienable rights granted by the Constitution?
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
What is the name of the location where George Washington took his troops and lost many of his men due to the cold?
Valley Forge
Name 2 of the 3 countries who pledged to help the Continental Army.
France, Spain, Dutch/Netherlands