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100
Why was the punishment for disobeying the Stamp Act so severe?
Courts had no jury and were unfair to colonists.
100
What did the Olive Branch Petition say?
Wasn't the King's fault that the colonists were being treated poorly --> we still wanted to be apart of GB
100
Who was George Washington in the war?
The general of the American army
100
What was the last battle of the Revolution?
Yorktown
100
What year as the Treaty of Paris get signed?
1783
200
What happened to the soldiers to cause the Boston Massacre?
Snow balls thrown, then one slipped and fell, causing his gun to go off
200
How did the Declaration of Independence differed from the Olive Branch Petition?
Directly blamed King; declared independence
200
What role did John Jay, Benjamin Franklin, and Alexander Hamilton play in ending the war?
They were in Europe, preparing for the treaty and to get France to side with us
200
What battle caused the French to support us in the war?
Saratoga
200
What types of work did women do during the American Revolution (give three examples)
1) Nurse, 2) Caretaker on the field, 3) Made supplies, 4) Wrote poems/stories about the war
300
What were two forms of protest the colonists used against the taxes/acts passed by Great Britain?
1) Tar and feather, 2) Burn effigy, 3) Boycott goods
300
What were the three aspects of the Intolerable Acts?
1) Quartering Act, 2) Martial law, 3) New governor
300
What did Marquis de Lafayette do for the Americans?
Tried to convince France to help us and fought with George Washington
300
Why did we view the Battle of Bunker Hill as a victory despite the fact that we lost?
We killed a large number of British troops and proved to ourselves that we could possibly win the war
300
Why was soldier morale so low at the beginning of the war?
1) low supplies, 2) low food, 3) not winning many battles
400
Why was Boston the center of so much tension before the war?
Port city that had protested taxes
400
What were Loyalists and what were their jobs during the war?
People that were loyal to the King --> joined the British in fighting the Revolution
400
Who was Lord Dunmore and how did he change the dynamics of the war?
Promised slaves their freedom if they fought with the British --> enemy living at home + Americans open troops to African Americans
400
How did Washington win the Battle of Trenton?
He attacked the Hessians (German mercenaries) Christmas Day in a surprise attack.
400
Since soldier morale was low and many soldiers deserted, what was Washington forced to do? Why did he not want to do this in the beginning?
He was forced to allow African Americans into the troops --> fearful to give slaves guns
500
Why was the Boston Massacre often called the Bloody Massacre by colonists?
Rally the colonists against Great Britain
500
What were three aspects of the Treaty of Paris 1783?
1) USA is free/independent, 2) new borders, 3) no crimes will be tried after the war (if they occurred during the war)
500
What are three things that the King did that angered the colonists?
1) taxation w/o representation, 2) unfair taxes, 3) no freedoms, 4) Acts (like Quartering Act)
500
Why did the local militias and British soldiers begin to fight at Lexington and Concord?
To protect Boston and keep Redcoats from taking weapons/food/ammo
500
What were two ways the war was revolutionary and two ways it was not?
Revolutionary: constitutions, no King, ideas of liberty; Not Revolutionary: no women's rights, still slavery
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