Vocabulary
What word has the definition: an objection against an idea, an act, or a way of doing things.
Protest.
What act gave the British nearly total control of the market for tea in the colonies and told them what tea they could buy?
The Tea Act.
What battle marked the last major battle of the American Revolution and made the U.S. achieve its independence. (Hint: starts with a "Y").
The Siege at Yorktown.
List one British advantage in the Revolutionary War.
British soldiers were well equipped, well disciplined, well paid, and well fed.
Who won the Revolutionary War?
The Patriots or Americans.
What word has the definition: incoming money from taxes or other sources.
Revenue.
What act taxed printed materials such as newspapers, wills, and playing cards?
The Stamp Act.
What battle occurred on Christmas night on 1776, when George Washington led 2,400 troops across the Delaware River that was covered in ice, to surprise the British the next day at this capital ___. (Hint: starts with a "T").
The Battle of Trenton.
List one British disadvantage in the Revolutionary War.
British soldiers had to travel across the ocean to ship soldiers and supplies into battle and they had to fight in an unfamiliar land.
List one Patriot advantage in the Revolutionary War.
Patriots were motivated to protect their homes and their independence, George Washington was a great leader, and they were fighting on their land.
What word has the definition: an American colonist who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence.
Loyalist.
What act lowered the tax on the sugar the colonists imported?
The Sugar Act.
What battle occurred on October 1777, and was a turning point in the Revolutionary War?
The Battle of Saratoga.
What were British soldiers called in the Revolutionary War?
They were called the Redcoats.
List one Patriot disadvantage in the Revolutionary War.
The Patriots had no regular army, they lacked weapons and ammo, their population was smaller than the British, and not all Americans supported the fight for independence.
What word has the definition: the introduction to a formal document that often tells why the document was written.
What act taxed imported goods, such as glass, tea, and paper?
The Townshend Act.
What battle occured on April 19, 1775 where the colonies successfully took back this area from the British and made George Washington Commandder in Cheif of the Continental Army. (Hint: The Siege of B___).
The Siege of Boston.
Why did the British taxed the colonies?
List one reason why some Americans (loyalists) supported Britain.
Some loyalists depended on the British for their jobs, some believed the war would destroy America, and some were not sure why the colonies wanted independence.
What word has the definition: the freeing of individual enslaved persons.
Manumission.
What act punished colonists for resisting British authority?
What battle occured on April 18, 1775, that signaled the start of the Revolutionary War when the British marched into this area to stop the chance of a rebellion by capturing weapons from the colonists. (Hint: starts with a "L").
The Battle of Lexington.
Who was the leader of the British army in the Revolutionary War?
General William Howe.
In the year 1783.