Timeline
Which event came before the Boston Tea Party?
The Tea Act
This tax effected lawyers, who used paper in a majority of their work.
Stamp Act
German soldiers, allies with the British
Hessians
1. Motivated
2. Knew the land
3. Allies
What was the name of the treaty between the French and the colonists?
Treaty of Alliance
Which is the last battle?
Battle of Yorktown
At this meeting, the colonists wrote the Declaration of Independence.
Second Continental Congress
This battle was the first major colonial victory
Battle of Trenton
What are the three most significant battles?
- Lexington and Concord (1st)
- Saratoga (Turning Point)
- Yorktown (last)
What were two groups of allies?
France and Spain
Put the following in order:
The Boston Tea Party
The Second Continental Congress
The Proclamation of 1763
The Boston Massacre
The Intolerable Acts
The First Continental Congress
The Stamp Act
The Tea Act
- Proclamation of 1763
- Stamp Act
- Boston Massacre
- Tea Act
- Boston Tea Party
- Intolerable Acts
- First Continental Congress
- Second Continental Congress
The Intolerable Acts were a result of this event.
Boston Tea Party
France realized the Patriots might win after which battle?
Battle of Saratoga
Five terms of the Treaty of Paris
1. Britain recognizes US independence
2. Britain withdraws all troops from the US
3. US gains fishing rights of the coast of Canada
4. US pays back British merchants
5. US returns stolen property to the loyalists
Why was Valley Forge an advantageous location?
- easily defensible
- close to major cities
- free
Put the following events in order:
The Battle of Saratoga
The Battle of Lexington and Concord
The Battle of Trenton
The Battle of Bunker Hill
The Battle of Princeton
The Battle of Yorktown
- Lexington and Concord
- Bunker Hill
- Trenton
- Princeton
- Saratoga
- Yorktown
- taxes
- soldiers living in the colonies
- Proclamation of 1763
In response to unpopular laws (intolerable acts), the colonists hosted this meeting?
First Continental Congree
Why did the colonists initially oppose the taxes?
No taxation without representation, it wasn't the money they were losing. They would be fine with being taxed as long as they were being represented in government.
How did the allies help the colonists?
At the battle of Yorktown, the French gave the colonists more troops to be able to win. Training troops, building defenses.
Which is the first major law that started off the road to the American Revolution?
Proclamation of 1763
What are the three sections of the Declaration of Independence?
- Preamble
- Grievances
- Final Proclamation
During this battle, the Patriots lost but proved they could fight.
Battle of Bunker Hill
How do we see Enlightenment thinking in the Declaration of Independence?
- Everyone is born with natural rights
- It is the governments job to protect these rights
- If the government fails, you can overthrow them
What were the conditions like at Valley Forge?
10 deaths a day, 8 days of food, starvation, disease, hypothermia