Cause and Early Events
What 1767 set of laws taxed imported goods like glass, paper, and tea?
The Townshend Acts
In March 1770, British troops killed five colonists in an incident that became known as this.
The Boston Massacre
This Virginian was asked by the Second Continental Congress in 1775 to draft the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson
One basic idea in the Declaration of Independence: the people give government authority or the purpose of government is to protect these
Citizens’ rights (or: the protection of natural rights — life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness)
after the French and Indian War Britain gained large territories in North America and placed a line along these mountains to limit settlement
Appalachian Mountains
Proposed by Benjamin Franklin in 1754, this plan sought to place the British colonies under a more centralized colonial government.
The Albany Plan of Union
On Christmas night 1776, Washington surprised the British at this location before marching to Princeton
Trenton (Battle of Trenton
These two European military leaders aided General Washington by training troops and supporting the Continental Army (one a French noble, one a Prussian volunteer).
Marquis de Lafayette and Friedrich von Steuben
This document limited colonial settlement west of the Appalachians and is shown on the provided map
The Proclamation of 1763
Which consequence of the French and Indian War added to tensions because Britain wanted colonists to help pay it off?
Britain had a large war debt that it wanted the colonists to help pay
Passed after the French and Indian War, this proclamation forbade colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
The Proclamation of 1763
This 1775 early battle showed the British would have difficulty defeating colonial troops despite a British victory (heavy British losses).
The Battle of Bunker Hill
Famous Patriots known for saying "I have not yet begun to fight"
Francis Marion
The Treaty of Paris (1783) included this provision recognizing the United States as a(n) _______
Independent nation
Which of these was a provision of the Treaty of Paris, 1783? (Select all that apply: A. Britain recognized the United States as independent. B. Britain prohibited settlement west of the Appalachians. C. Britain agreed to pay Patriot merchants’ debts. D. Fishing rights off Canada.)
A and D (Britain recognized U.S. independence; the treaty gave U.S. fishing rights off Canada)
This 1765 law placed direct tax on printed materials and led colonists to argue “no taxation without representation.
The Stamp Act
The final major surrender of British forces in 1781 occurred at this Virginia town, helped by a French naval blockade.
Yorktown (Siege of Yorktown)
Name two ways women supported the Patriot cause during the Revolutionary War
Managed farms and businesses at home so men could fight; some traveled behind the lines providing food and care; some disguised themselves to fight; (also: served as nurses or aides)
Describe how the ideals in the Declaration of Independence contradicted the status of two groups in colonial America.
Although the Declaration stated all men have rights, many women and African Americans continued to lack political rights and freedom; slavery persisted, and women were largely excluded from political participation and legal equality.
Explain why settlers and Native Americans clashed after the French and Indian War
With France gone, British colonists expanded west into lands claimed or used by Native Americans, while British policies (like settlement restrictions and trade changes) and increased settlement caused competition for land and resources, prompting conflicts.
Name two colonial responses to British taxation and control that helped organize resistance before 1776.
Forming groups such as the Sons of Liberty; organized boycotts of British goods (also acceptable: committees of correspondence, protests/riots, petitions to Parliament)
Explain briefly one economic consequence of the Revolutionary War
Congress and the states printed large amounts of money, causing inflation and weakening the economy
Who was Pontiac and what sparked Pontiac’s War?
Pontiac was an Ottawa leader; Pontiac’s War was sparked by Native American resistance to British policies and settlement after the French and Indian War (Native Americans opposed British postwar policies and encroachment on their lands).
What two strategies did the British try to do to win the Southern territories?
1) Win loyalist support
2) Use their Navy
3) Promis freedom to southern slaves
Which other countries were inspired by Americans Revolution?
Haiti and France