Colonies
What is the definition of a Royal colony?
Under complete control of British Crown.
What was the tea act?
Tax on tea.
Who was the leader of the Continental Army?
George Washington!
Who won the battle of Yorktown?
The continental Army with the aid of the French.
What goods were produced in the colonies?
Tobacco, wheat, sugar, and lumber
What was the sugar act?
Placed tax on sugar.
When did Gerneral Washington attack the British at Trenton?
Christmas Night!
Who aided the Continental army in the battle of Yorktown?
The French.
Definition of Proprietary.
Given to a proprietor.
What was the stamp act?
Placed tax on imported goods.
Why was Lord Cornwallis important?
He was the leader of the British Army.
What were the first two battles of the American Revolution?
The battles of Lexington and Concord.
What is a charter?
It’s granted by the king
What was the Townsend act?
Actually enforced the taxes.
Who aided the Continental Army?
The French.
Why was the battle of Lexington important?
Because it was one of the firsts American revolutionary battles.
List all of the 13 colony’s.
New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.
Name all three acts\taxes.
Stamp act, Sugar act, and the tea act.
Who was the leader of the British army?
Lord Cornwallis!
Who led the Continental Army and the British army, and who won?
George Washington led the Continental Army. Lord Cornwallis led the British. The Continental Army won.