Causes of the Revolution I
No taxation without representation
Thomas Paine wrote which document that united many colonists behind the independence movement?
Common Sense
Which word in the preamble means rights given by God that cannot be taken away?
Unalienable
Which battle of the Revolution was the turning point because France joined us in the fight?
Saratoga
Yorktown
This Enlightenment thinker was the first to say that government's job was to protect the natural rights of life, liberty and property.
John Locke
Which event, that resulted in the death of 5 colonists, was caused by colonists protesting taxes outside of the Custom House?
Boston Massacre
What did the King keep in the colonies even during times of peace?
Standing armies
In which city did the British plan to end the rebellion?
New York City
What was the name of the treaty that ended the American Revolution?
Treaty of Paris
The Townshend Acts included these-which gave British soldiers the right to search colonists without cause or or notice.
Writs of Assistance
The first two armed skirmishes of the American Revolution happened at:
Lexington and Concord
Where does government get their power?
The consent of the governed
The conditions at this location included sickness, lack of food, cold weather, and disease?
Valley Forge
Which battle was a surprise attack on Christmas that boosted colonial morale?
Trenton
This event was the beginning of the road to revolution, putting Britain deeply in debt and causing them to tax colonists to pay it off.
French and Indian War
Declaratory Act
When does Jefferson believe people should be allowed to overthrow their government?
When it becomes destructive to people's rights
Why did the British want to move the war south?
They believed that there were British Loyalists there
In the treaty ending the Revolution, Great Britain agreed to give up land claims where?
Between teh Mississippi River and the Atlantic Ocean
The reason that colonists were most upset about the Tea Act was:
The monopoly on tea sales given to the East India Company.
This act banned settlement by colonists west of the Appalachian Mountains.
Proclamation Line of 1763
What did the colonists believe the King was unfit to be?
Who was the British general who surrendered at the end of the Revolution?
General George Cornwallis
Besides British troops, who else fought on the British side? (Name all 3)