American Revolution #1
This act passed a law that made colonists pay tax on anything printed on paper.
What is the Stamp Act?
During the French and Indian War, he gradually took on more responsibility and leadership. Crossed the Delaware to fight the Hessians. He was appointed by the 2nd Continental Congress to be the head of the Continental Army.
Who is George Washington?
Why did the British tax the colonists on printed materials and tea?
To make the colonists pay them back for letting them use their army in the French and Indian War.
What is an Unalienable Right?
A basic human right that cannot be taken away.
Which city suffered the worst due to the acts created by King George III and British Parliament?
Boston, Massachusetts.
Delegates met from every colony except Georgia in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This gathering was known as the....?
First Continental Congress
Benjamin Franklin drew a political cartoon of the severed snake with the message "Join, or Die" which sent what message to the colonists?
The colonies must unite or be defeated by the British.
A small argument broke out outside of the Customs House in Boston, MA. As more British soldiers arrived Colonist became more angry an single shot was initially fired. By the end of the event five colonist had been killed. What was this event?
The Boston Massacre.
Why did the colonists protest against Britain and boycott British goods?
They believed they were being unfairly taxed because they had no say in the government.
What action by the British caused colonists to take part in the protest know as the Boston Tea Party?
The British taxed tea as part of the Townshend Act.
The French were fighting the British for control of land in the Ohio Valley. Some Native American tribes fought with the British and others fought with the French. What war was this?
What is the French and Indian War?
Why did Paul Revere ride through the towns?
He was warning the colonist the British troops were coming.
Why is Independence Day celebrated on the fourth of July?
The Declaration of Independence was adopted on this date.
This famous colonist author argued that it was “Common Sense” that the colonies break away from Great Britain.
Thomas Paine
Another word for a British soldier?
What is a redcoat/lobster back/regular?
A group of American Patriots who met secretly and strongly opposed British taxes.
Who are the Sons of Liberty?
Which event by the Sons of Liberty effectively undermined the British and led to the colonists' fight for independence? Hint: They dressed as Native Americans.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
When Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence he said that all men had three basic rights – what were those three rights?
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
In the Declaration of Independence, how did Jefferson show that King George was unfit to be King?
He listed all the ways the King had violated their freedoms
Who do Loyalists support?
Loyalists support the King of England.
How did the Colonists respond to being taxed by the British?
They rioted.
The first battles of the American Revolution occurred at...
Lexington and Concord
These individuals depended on the British for trade; fought for both sides during the war.
What are Native Americans?
What is taxation without representation?
Taxing people without giving them a say or a vote in parliament.
What was the Olive Branch Petition?
A letter sent to the King asking for one last chance to make peace