Vocabulary
Acts
Places
Battles
Political Cartoons
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What is a tariff?
A Tax
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What is the Stamp Act?
Colonists felt it wasn’t fair to make them buy stamps to place on paper goods when they had no representation in Parliament.
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Where was the American Revolution fought?
In the 13 colonies
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The first shot fired in the American Revolution was on April 19, 1775 and is called the "shot heard round the world".
Name the battle.
Lexington and Concord
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What does the cut up snake represent?
Each of the 13 colonies separated.
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What does tolerance mean?
Accepting others despite their differences
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What is the Townshend Act?
An act that placed a tax on certain goods imported from Britain.
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A massacre and tea party were held in this city.
Boston
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General Washington surprised the Hessian troops in New Jersey during this Christmas in this battle.
Battle of Trenton
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Who are holding the signs in this image?
Colonists
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What is a boycott?
A form of protest when colonists refused to buy or use British goods.
300
What are the Intolerable Acts?
King George’s response to the Boston Tea Party. They were a new series of laws that were very harsh.
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Where was the peace treaty signed that ended the war?
Paris
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This battle is known as a turning point in the war as the colonists began to gain victories.
Battle of Saratoga
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What is the message of this cartoon?
If the colonies did not join together, they would not survive.
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What was the First Continental Congress?
A meeting of all of the colonies who wrote a letter demanding the taxing stopped
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When were the Acts first enacted?
After the French and Indian War, when King George decided that the colonists needed to pay taxes in order to pay the debts from the war.
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Where did the first battles of the American Revolution take place?
Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts
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The last battle of the American Revolution in which the colonists declared victory over the British.
Battle of Yorktown
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What event is shown in this illustration?
Boston Massacre
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What is a revolution?
An attempt to change the way the government makes decisions
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This Act was created to help bail out the East India Company, which was important to the British economy.
Tea Act!
500
Where was the Battle of Bunker Hill actually fought?
Breed’s Hill
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Sometimes called the Battle of Brooklyn, an early battle in which George Washington’s troops had to retreat and the British kept control of New York City.
Battle of Long Island
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What is the illustration showing?
Boston Tea Party