Vocabulary
Loyalist
A colonist who is loyal to the British. Does not want freedom from the British.
**Where were most of the battles of the American Revolution fought?
New York!
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson.
**Who led the Continental Army?
George Washington.
Patriot
A colonist who wanted freedom from British control.
Stamp Act
A tax collected on newspapers and other official documents.
** Which of these did NOT lead to conflict in the colonies?
A. Colonists disagreed with the British government over how to use the lands won in France.
B. Colonists and the French disagreed over land in eastern Canada.
C. The British government believed that the colonists should help pay the costs of the war.
D. Britain passed a law that said colonists could not move onto lands west of the Appalachian Mountains.
B. Colonists and the French disagreed over land in eastern Canada.
**Which of the following describes the colonists' reaction to British taxes?
A. They disagreed over how the tax money should be used.
B. They believed that only their elected government had the right to tax.
C. They believed that only a governor appointed by the king had the right to tax.
D. They believed that taxes should only be allowed on paper, cloth, and tea.
B. They believed that only their elected government had the right to tax.
Who did the British take Fort Ticonderoga from orginally?
The French.
French and Indian War
War between France and Britain.
Declaration of Independence
A document explaining why the colonies should be free from British rule.
Where did the first battles of the American Revolution take place?
Lexington and Concord.
Name the 2 disadvantages the Continental Army had when up against the British.
1. They had 28,000 soldiers compared to the 32,000 the British had.
2. The British soldiers were well trained and the Americans were not.
On what date did the Congress vote to approve the Declaration of Independence?
July 4, 1776
Parliament
Britain's law making assembly.
Continental Congress
An official meeting of people from the 13 colonies.
Tell me about the Boston Tea Party.
A ship carrying British tea arrived in Boston. To protest the tea tax, a group of colonists rowed out to the ship. They broke open the chests of tea and threw the tea into the Boston Harbor.
**Explain how New York's geography influenced the American Revolution.
It was a central location at the time. Many waterways made is valuable.
**How did Sybil Ludington contribute to the war effort?
He warned the colonists that the British troops were approaching.
Battle of Yorktown
The last major battle of the American Revolution.
Battle of Saratoga
Battle in which American soldiers stopped the British from taking over New York.
**How did Catherine Schuyler help the Patriots during the American Revolution?
She set fire to a wheat field so that the British would not be able to use food from her family's farm.
**Who was James Forten?
He was an African American patriot who fought against Britain in the American Revolution.
** What was Joseph Brant's role in the American Revolution?
He led an Iroquois army to help the British try to capture New York.
American Revolution.
A war where people from the 13 colonies fought for their freedom from Britain.