Causes of the American Revolution
Who was the American Revolution against?
Great Britain
Why was Great Britain taxing the colonist?
to pay for their debt from the French and Indian war.
Who was the leader of Great Britain during the American Revolution?
King George III
Protesting Peacefully is also known as...
Civil Disobedience
Where did the first fighting happen to start the American Revolution?
Lexington and Concord
What did Great Britain get into because of the French and Indian War?
DEBT
What was the stamp act?
Britain taxing all paper goods.
Who wrote the declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Breakup letter we wrote to Great Britain.
Declaration of Independence.
Why is the battle of Saratoga a turning point?
The French start helping the colonist and the colonist start winning the war.
Great Britain places these on the colonist and it made them mad.
Taxes
What did the colonist do in response to the stamp act?
They boycotted British goods. WOULDNT BUY THEM
Who lead the Sons of Liberty, and organized dumping the tea into the harbor?
Samuel Adams
Rights you are born with.
Unalienable Rights
What happened at Valley Forge
They hit a harsh winter and 2000 people died from the starvation and diseases.
What does consent of the governed mean? and why is it a cause of the revolution?
The belief that colonist should be included in the decision making progress and be allowed to serve in the government.
How did colonist respond to the tea tax?
They dumped all the tea into the harbor.
Names commander of the continental army?
George Washington
What are your unalienable rights?
Life
Liberty
Pursuit of Happiness
Battle where the British surrenedered.
Yorktown
Colonist were not allowed to move past the Appalachian mountains to settle.
Proclamation of 1763
How did Great Britain respond to the Boston tea party?
With the intolerable acts. They closed down the Boston harbor and made the colonist quarter soldiers.
Who passed the intolerable acts and the proclamation of 1763?
The issue of Great Britain ruling us because they were so far away?
Salutatory Neglect
Officially ended the war.
Treaty of Paris