British Acts
Taxed printed materials (newspapers, legal documents, playing cards), sparking widespread protest with "No taxation without representation".
Stamp Act
Who was involved in the French and Indian War ?
France, Great Britain, and the Americans (Colonist )
Boundary set up between colonies and the Native American lands East of the Appalachian Mountains.
Proclamation of 1763
A group of colonists who formed a secret society to oppose British policies before the American Revolution
Sons of Liberty
Which battle is considered the final major battle of the American Revolution?
Battle of Yorktown
What did the Proclamation of 1763 say?
To stop colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains
What was the primary geographic area of dispute that ignited the French and Indian War?
Ohio River Valley
Which British actions caused colonies to want their independence?
Taxing the colonies without approval
A person who supported the British during the American Revolution.
A person who supported the colonists during the American Revolution, a colonist who wanted to break free from Britain's rule
Loyalist
Patriot
Last major battle of the Revolutionary War. Cornwallis and his troops were trapped in the Chesapeake Bay by the French fleet. He was sandwiched between the French navy and the American army. He surrendered October 19, 1781.
Battle of Yorktown
Which Acts placed taxes on items like glass, paper, paint, and tea?
Townshend Acts
Who won the French and Indian War?
Great Britain
What role did women play during the American Revolution?
Women supported the war by nursing, managing homes and businesses, and helping soldiers
Who led the Continental Army?
George Washington
This treaty ended the Revolutionary War, recognized the independence of the American colonies, and granted the colonies the territory from the southern border of Canada to the northern border of Florida, and from the Atlantic coast to the Mississippi River.
Treaty of Paris
Granted the British East India Company a monopoly, leading to the Boston Tea Party.
Tea Act
After the war was over, what happened to Great Britain ?
Great Britain went into major debt
What are some strategies of the American colonists at the start of the war?
Avoid large battles, guerilla tactics, ect..
Why was the Battle of Saratoga a turning point in the war?
It helped secure French support for the Americans
Why was French support important to the American victory?
France provided soldiers, ships, and money
Required colonists to house and supply British soldiers, a major source of friction.
Quartering Acts
How did Great Britain decide to get out of debt?
The decided to tax the Americans (Colonist)
Who were the two main groups involved in the Boston Massacre? What happened during the Boston Tea Party?
British Soldiers and Colonist
Tea chests were dumped into the harbor to protest the taxes on tea.
What did the colonist believe government should do?
Government should protect people’s natural rights and listen to the people
How did Washington’s leadership at Valley Forge impact the war?
The army survived, improved, and later defeated the British