Conflict in the Colonies
The Revolution Begins
Declaring Independence
The Struggle for Liberty
Independence!
100
To refuse to buy goods
Boycott
100

Colonists who chose to fight for independence from Great Britain

Patriots

100

Pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that said citizens should make laws and not monarchy

Common Sense

100

Most African Americans fought for which side because they were promised freedom?

British

100

Last major battle

Battle of Yorktown

200
Famous phrase that highlighted the fact that the colonists didn't have much say in the British Parliament

No taxation without representation

200

Who warned the Americans that the British were on the move from Boston?

Paul Revere

200

What three groups of people were excluded from rights of the Declaration?

Women, African Americans, Native Americans

200

Place where Americans suffered winter with little supplies

Valley Forge

200

Which country had a fleet of ship in the Chesapeake Bay to prevent ships from rescuing Cornwallis?

French

300

War that had previously taken place and left Britain in debt

The French and Indian War

300

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300

What day did the Continental Congress approve the Declaration?

July 4, 1776

300

Why did colonists want to invade Canada?

Make a 14th colony (and favored fighting a defensive war)
300

What problems did the Patriots experience in the war in the South?

British destroyed crops, farm animals, and other property. They also refused to take prisoners and killed soldiers instead. 
400

First act that was passed in order to collect taxes

Sugar Act

400

The First Continental Congress met to protest the ______________________. 

Intolerable Acts

400

Jefferson argued that all people possessed unalienable rights, including that of "_______, ________, and ________ of ___________."

Life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness

400
Name of Battle where Washington crossed the Delaware to surprise the Hessians.

Battle of Trenton

400

List three reason we listed at the end of our notes that sums up how the war was won.

Knowledge of the land, personal motivation for the cause, civilian support, great leadership, help from France and Spain

500

Place these events in order: Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party, Intolerable Acts, Stamp Act, Townshend Acts

Stamp Act, Townshend Acts, Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party, Intolerable Acts

500

What important event happened at the Second Continental Congress?

Formation of the Continental Army with George Washington in charge
500

Why did most Native Americans side with the British?

They promised to give guns and other European goods.

500

What role did Patriotic women have in the Revolution? (list two ways)

Ran farms and business, raised money, and made supplies. (A few were secretly on the battlefield)

500

Who helped to negotiate the Treaty of Paris of 1783 for the Americans?

Benjamin Franklin

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