The Acts
Is it true that the Stamp Act only affected a small group of people?
NO! It affected most people in the Colonies
What was the first battle of the American Revolution and who won it?
Lexington and Concord, the Americans.
What happened at the Boston Tea Party?
Colonists threw British tea overboard into the Boston harbor.
Who's my favorite American general turned traitor?
Benedict Arnold.
What did the Sugar Act tax besides sugar?
Molasses but in general foreign goods imported into the colonies that weren't from England
Who won the Battle for NY?
The British in an overwhelming fashion.
Who was the FIRST aggressor in the Boston Massacre?
The Colonists.
What...is my favorite color?
Blue
What did the Quartering Act do?
Let British soldiers stay in Colonial homes, free of charge.
What river did Washington cross to attack the city of Trenton? Remember the painting.
The Delaware.
Name two people who helped to write the Declaration of Independence.
Robert Livingston, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Roger Sherman.
Who were the Hessians?
German mercenaries. The name comes from the particular province of Hesse-Kassel, but the mercenaries came from other German states as well.
What did the Tea Act effectively do to American merchants?
Made their tea more expensive
Put them out of business
Made them go broke
What Battle marked a turning point in the war? What did it mean for the Americans?
The Battle of Saratoga. The French joined in the war on the Amerian side.
What was the Continental Congress?
The first Colonial Government. They made political decisions on behalf of the Colonies.
What did Thomas Paine's pamphlet "Common Sense" convince many Colonists to desire?
Separation from England.
What were the Intolerable Acts a reaction to and what did they do?
They were made in reaction to the Boston Tea Party, they punished Boston in several ways. Closing Boston harbor, ending townhall meetings, putting more soldiers in Boston, put Boston under martial law.
What is the famous quote that William Prescott is said to have shouted at his soldiers at the Battle of Bunker Hill?
"Don't shoot until you see the whites of their eyes!"
What was the first event that marked the British policy towards the Colonies from Salutary Neglect (Old Colonial Policy) to the New Colonial Policy?
The Proclamation of 1763. If you can tell me what this did then I will accept it as correct.
How many times did the British charge the American fortifications at Bunker Hill?
How many waves?
Three times