Road to Revolution
Great Britain began taxing the 13 colonies primarily to pay off massive debts from this war.
What is the French and Indian War?
According to the Declaration of Independence, government gets its power from the "consent of the..."
Who are the governed (or the people)?
Colonists who favored breaking away from Great Britain and forming an independent nation were called this.
What are Patriots?
Fought in April 1775, these were the very first armed military conflicts of the Revolutionary War.
What are the Battles of Lexington and Concord?
At the start of the war, Great Britain had a massive military advantage because they possessed a powerful army and this military branch.
What is a strong Navy?
This controversial act required American colonists to house and supply British soldiers without their consent.
What is the Quartering Act?
This British monarch was accused in the Declaration of violating colonists' natural rights through unfair taxes and laws.
Who is King George III?
Colonists who wished to remain faithful to King George III and feared war would destroy trade and society were called this.
What are Loyalists (or Tories)?
General Washington led a daring surprise attack on Christmas night in 1776 by crossing this icy body of water.
What is the Delaware River?
A primary strength of Continental soldiers was their passion and motivation to fight for this cause.
What is independence / freedom / their homeland?
Issued by King George III, this rule banned colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
According to Thomas Jefferson's text, if a government becomes destructive of citizens' rights, the people have the right to do this.
What is "alter or abolish" it (change or remove the government)?
This radical Patriot group in Boston, led by Samuel Adams, organized protests, boycotts, and the Boston Tea Party.
Who are the Sons of Liberty?
Washington's victory after crossing the Delaware River took place at this New Jersey town, greatly boosting American morale.
What is Trenton?
Name ONE major weakness or hardship faced by the Continental Army throughout the war.
What is a lack of supplies/money, lack of discipline, or inexperience?
Great Britain passed these harsh punitive laws to punish Massachusetts following the Boston Tea Party.
What are the Intolerable Acts (or Coercive Acts)?
The Declaration states that all people have natural rights, including Life, Liberty, and this third ideal.
What is the pursuit of Happiness?
A Loyalist shopkeeper in New York would likely oppose revolution because they feared war would destroy this crucial part of their livelihood.
What is trade / business with Great Britain?
This 1781 battle was the final major conflict of the war, where General Cornwallis surrendered his British army.
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
Unlike British soldiers trained in formal line warfare, colonial militias often used hit-and-run tactics known by this name.
What is guerrilla warfare?
This 1770 violent confrontation in Boston resulted in 5 colonial deaths and was heavily used by Patriots as anti-British propaganda.
What is the Boston Massacre?
The philosophical term used in the Declaration to describe rights that are natural and cannot be taken away by any government.
What are unalienable rights?
In the famous political cartoon "The Bostonians Paying the Excise-Man," Patriots are depicted committing this painful physical act against a British tax collector.
What is Tarring and Feathering (and forcing tea down his throat)?
After the American victory at the Battle of Saratoga in 1777, this major European power formally entered the war as an official ally to the Continental Army.
What is France?
During the brutal winter of 1777–1778, Washington’s army suffered severe hardship, freezing cold, and starvation at this Pennsylvania encampment.
What is Valley Forge?