Boston Massacre
What was the significance of the Boston Massacre?
It raised the tension between the British and the American Colonists
Why did the Patriots carry out the Boston Tea Party?
To protest the British taxes on tea.
What kind of rights did the Declaration say that everybody has?
Natural rights
Fearing more rights would be taken away, colonists began to form groups to fight back called what?
Militias
Who was given command of the Continental (American) Army?
George Washington.
What did the British call the Boston Tea Party?
The Incident on King Street.
After what war did the British start taxing more on tea that led to the Boston Tea Part?
The French-Indian War
The list of complaints to the King in the Declaration of Independence are called what?
Grievances
What were the American disadvantages during the Revolutionary War?
They had no money and the soldiers were untrained.
Who was the King of England that the Americans were fighting against?
King George the 3rd.
What did the people of Boston throw to the British soldiers that caused them to panic and shoot at them?
Snowballs and sticks
Why were the Intolerable Acts passed by Britain?
As punishment for the Boston Tea Party
The found fathers wrote the Declaration of Independence even though they could get arrested for this if they were caught by the British
Treason
The two types of people in America, the ones that wanted to fight against the king and ones that didn't want to fight against the king were called what?
Patriots and Loyalists.
Who was in command of the British Army?
General Cornwallis
What did the Declaration of Independence do?
It explained why the colonies were separating from Great Britain.
After which battle did the French decide to come help America in the war against the British?
Battle of Saratoga
What was Thomas Paine's argument in Common Sense?
American should become its own country.
What does "Taxation without Representation" refer to?
The Americans were upset they did not have representation in the British Government.
What was the group of people called that protested and spilled the tea into harbor?
The Sons of Liberty.
What three men were asked to write the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin, and John Adams.
How did the American Revolutionary War come to an end?
The Americans and French beat the British at the Battle of Yorktown.
Which American General betrayed America and switched sides to join the British?
Benedict Arnold.