Tensions with Britain
This founding father spoke out about colonists' rights
Samuel Adams
use the numbers 1,2,3,4
_ colonial leaders met at the First Continental Congress
_The Boston Massacre
_Paul Revere's Ride
_ Britain passed the Intolerable Acts
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Thomas Paine writes Common Sense, how did this effect colonists opinions
Many colonists began to think that they should be independent from Great Britain
What was one effect of the battle of Saratoga?
a. It cut NE off from the rest of the states.
b. It led France to form an alliance with the US.
c. It led Spain to form an alliance with Britain.
d. It made loyalists decide to move South.
B.
What caused some African Americans to fight for the British?
The British promised freedom to any slave who fought with them.
Encouraged colonists to boycott taxed goods
Mercy Otis Warren
What started the Boston Massacre?
workers throwing snowballs at British soldiers.
Who was Britain's King during the American Revolution?
King George III
How was Washington's army able to defeat the Hessians at the Battle of Trenton?
They caught the Hessians by surprise
Describe the role that the French played in the Battle of Yorktown.
The French blocked the British from resupplying and reinforcing General Cornwallis.
Great Britain passed this act, due to the debt accumulated in the French and Indian War
The Stamp Act
Why did The Sons of Liberty dress like Native Americans during the Boston Tea Party?
To hide their identities.
Where was the Second Continental Congress held?
Philadelphia
List three problems the Continental army faced at Valley Forge.
They lacked warm clothing. They lacked food. They needed training.
"I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!"
Who spoke these words?
Patrick Henry
Due to Colonists boycotting taxed wool from Britain, many women did what?
Began weaving their own cloth in "spinning Bees"
When the British decide to march on Concorde, what does Paul Revere do?
Rides to warn the colonial militias
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
When Ethan Allen captured Fort Ticonderoga, what important weapons did he obtain?
Cannons (59)
"I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!"
What did the speaker think was worth fighting and dying for?
Freedom from being ruled by Great Britain.
Due to the colonists boycotting imported British tea, many women did what?
What was the name of the African American man who was killed during the Boston Massacre?
Crispus Attucks
The crime of fighting against one's own country
Treason
Why did Henry Knox transport the cannons from Fort Ticonderoga to Boston?
They helped Washington to drive the British out of Boston
What was the name of the treaty that ended the American Revolution?
The Treaty of Paris