Enslavement
Lead up to Revolution #1
Lead up to Revolution #2
The Revolutionary War #1
The Revolutionary War #2
100

After colonists switched from enslaving Native Americans, which continent did enslaved people come from?

Africa

100

How much power did American colonists have in Parliament?

None

100

Which Founding Father/famous person kind of started the French and Indian War?

George Washington

100

Who was put in command of the Continental Army?

George Washington

100

What was the main weapon that the Patriots and the British used?

The flintlock musket

200

What are two names for the journey enslaved Africans were forced to take across the Atlantic Ocean?

The Transatlantic Slave Trade and The Middle Passage

200

Who was in charge of the British government, AND, what group assisted and controlled his/her power?

The King/Queen and he/she was assisted by Parliament

200

In order to serve or vote in Parliament or in the colonial assembly, what three criteria did you have to meet?

The person had to be white, a male, and a landowner

200

What were two reasons why someone would stay neutral in the Revolutionary War?

They didn’t agree much with either side      

They didn’t want to be in a destructive war

They had family on one or both sides    

They lived far away from the fighting

200

What was the name of the first battle of the Revolutionary War?  (It has two parts)

Lexington and Concord

300

The people that wanted to stop slavery in North America/the United States were called  . . .

Abolitionists

300

What was the colonists’ rallying cry about taxes and representation?

"No taxation without representation!"
300

What two Acts were meant to pay for The French and Indian War, but mainly, for defense of the new land the British government won from the French?

The Sugar Act and the Stamp Act

300

What government group did the Colonists form to make decisions about what to do about the British?  Members included Ben Franklin, George Washington, and John Adams.

The Continental Congress

300

What is the gunshot called that started first battle of the Revolutionary War?

“The shot heard round the the world”

400

The John Punch case showed that black people were starting to be treated differently in the colonies.  What was the difference in the punishments for John Punch compared to the two white indentured servants?

The two white indentured servants got 1 extra year of service to the master.  John Punch, who was black, had to serve the master for the rest of Punch’s life.

400

When Parliament put taxes on British goods sent to the colonies, what did the colonists do?  (two part answer)

They boycotted the British goods and started making those goods in the colonies

400

What two names were given to the event where Patriots who refused to pay taxes on tea broke into ships and dumped all the tea into Boston Harbor.

The Boston Tea Party or The Midnight Raid

400

Name three groups/sections of people who were on the patriot's side in the Revolutionary War?

The Sons of Liberty

The Minutemen 

The militia    

Many colonists in general

Free African-Americans (and some enslaved ones)

A few indigenous groups 

400

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence and who helped him?

Thomas Jefferson wrote it with help from John Adams and Ben Franklin

500

Why was it difficult for some African leaders and groups to not become part of enslaving other Africans when Europeans got involved?

Other groups/kingdoms around them would get involved and receive money, tools, and weapons from the Europeans, becoming more powerful.  Groups who didn’t enslave others might get conquered by powerful groups who did enslave others

500

Why were British colonists upset at the end of the French and Indian War even though they won?  (give two reasons)

The Colonists didn’t get to settle on the land fought to win (The British government gave it to their Native American allies.)  
The British government began taxing the colonists to pay for the soldiers and defense of the new area and the war that ended.

500

What two things did Parliament do with the Coercive/Intolerable Acts to punish Boston people for the Boston Tea Party?

Parliament closed Boston Harbor until the colonists paid for the spilled tea.

Parliament got rid of the colonial assembly and installed a British general as governor.

500

What were the three main sections of the Declaration of Independence?

The rights of men and a new idea of government

Complaints against King George over his treatment of colonists

Actually declaring independence from Great Britain/England

500

Why was the start of the Southern campaign such a low point for the America?  (two reasons)

We lost the siege/battle of Charleston and 5,000 American troops were taken prisoner

Benedict Arnold, hero of the battle of Saratoga, betrayed the Americans and joined the British side

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