Part 1
How many colonies participated in the revolution?
13 colonies
Why did the war evolved from a civil war until an international war?
Because other countries started a war against the British empire.
Why did the war started?
Because the British wanted to give more taxes to the colonies.
Where did the First Continental Congress take place?
Philadelphia
During the revolution years, when did Spain joined the war?
1779
During the revolution years, when did France joined the war?
1778
Which other country was engaged in the war against Britain?
The Netherlands
What did the Second Congress dictate in 1775?
To put George Washington as commander in chief
Which tax was imposed in 1764?
Sugar act
Which tax was imposed in 1765?
Stamp act
When did the Boston Tea party take place? (FULL DATE)
December 16, 1773
What did the Second Congress dictate in 1776?
The Declaration of Independence
What event happened during the Boston Tea Party?
It was an act of protest in which 60 American colonists threw 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor
Who had the Monopoly of the tea?
the East India Company.
What act was passed in 1774?
The intolerable act
What was the name of the elite colonial soldiers?
Minutemen
What was the Continental Congress?
A Body of delegates that acted for the American colonies and states during and after the American Revolution.
When did the First Continental Congress take place?
on September 1774
What did they do during the First Continental COngress? (Mention everything)
They adopted a declaration of personal rights, denounced taxation without representation, petitioned the British crown for a redress of grievances, and called for a boycott of British goods
How many minutemen fought in Lexington?
77