Vocabulary
a group of armed citizens prepared for military service at any time
What is militia or minute men
What was life in the colonies like when the colonists first crossed the ocean?
They were farmers and did lots of trade
Which Act created a tax on the colonists paper such as calendars, license and playing cards?
What was the Stamp Act.
What was the Boston Tea Party?
The colonists to protest the tax on tea through British Tea into the Boston Harbor
Who was Patrick Henry? What were his famous words that inspired the people to start the war against England.
He was a Son of Liberty, "Give me Liberty or give me Death"
an area, region, or country that is controlled and settled by people from another country
what is a colony
How many colonies where their
13
What were the Townshend Act taxes on? Why did Parliament repeal all the taxes but the one on tea?
The taxes were on tea, glass, paint, paper and other things. The parliament repealed the taxes because of the peoples boycott, except for on tea as a symbol of their right to pass laws and taxes.
What happened in the Battle of Lexington?
The British were trying to capture two Sons of Liberty and take the colonists stockpile of weapons but Paul Revere road ahead and warned the people that the British were coming.
Who was in the Firs Continental Congress? What did they do?
It was a few key members from each colony (except Georgia) They discussed issues with the British government and created the declaration of rights saying they should have the rights of Englishmen. As well as vote to stop all trade with the British until the intolerable acts were finished and to meet again in May.
An act of overthrowing a government with hopes of starting a new and different one
what is Revolution
What were different rights of Englishmen that the colonists began to lose?
Self government, and taxation without representation
What massacre happened because of the growing anger towards the British because of the taxation without representation.
The Boston Massacre
What happened at the Battle of Bunker Hill?
The colonists militiamen dug trenches at the top of the hill and were able to keep the British at bay for many days before they took over.
What two immigrants helped the colonists in Vally Forge?
A german immigrant Frederick von Steuben trained the soldiers in fighting techniques and a frenchman Marquis de Lafayette helped the colonists get aid from the French.
A person who supported the cause of the colonists during the American Revolution
Who delivered a message to the french telling them to move their forts because they were on Virginian land? What war did this start?
George Washington and the French and Indian War.
What were the Intolerable Acts? Why were they created?
The Parliament and the king passed laws that closed the Port of Boston and got rid of Massachusetts self-government. They also forced the colonist to house a feed the soldiers. They were created as punishment for the Boston Tea Party.
What happened in the Battle of Saratoga?
3 British troops were all supposed to defeat the Colonists but only one made it. This made for an easy victory for the Continental Army.
Who created the Declaration of Independence?
The Second Continental Congress
A form of organized protest in which people refuse to buy goods or have anything to do with a particular group or country
What is a Boycott
Who won the French and Indian war? What were the repercussions for the colonists?
The British won, however it was very expencive so the British government began taxing the colonists on their imported goods
What Committee was created to help spread news throughout the colonies to help one another?
The Committee of Correspondence.
How did the British shifting their fighting to the strategy to the South not actually help them? What was the outcome when they tried to go back up North?
The British went South to try to get to the Americans from the South but this actually caused the Americans to begin winning more battles. When they went back North to Yorktown the Colonists were ready with French help and won the war.
Who led the battle of Yorktown for the British? Who led it for the Patriots/Continental army?
Cornwallis for the British
George Washington for the Continental Army