Vocab Review
A small army made up of ordinary citizens is known as a what?
Militia
The military leader for the continental army
George Washington
What caused the American defeat in Brooklyn, New York, in August 1776?
Inexperienced soldiers.
What did the colonists resent most about the Stamp Act?
They had no representation
Why was the Declaration of Independence written?
To explain why the colonies were separating
To take back
To repeal
He wrote "common Sense"
Thomas Paine
What was a clear disadvantage for General Burgoyne in Albany, New York?
The unfamiliar territory
This conflict came before the American Revolution and was a key starting point for the conflict.
The French and Indian War
Why did African Americans join the Continental army?
They hoped it would end slavery
Rights afforded to someone due to their birth place
Natural Rights
He was the leader of Great Britain and raised taxes causing conflict in the colonies
King George
This was where the "shot heard around the world" was fired. British soldiers were coming to these towns to take back weapons colonists had stolen and stored. Colonial Minutemen made life hard for the British as they retreated from this battle back to Boston.
Lexington and Concord
This is a group of radical Patriots who lead boycotts, protests, and instigated or started other events like the Boston Tea Party and Boston Massacre.
The son's of liberty
American's won this battle which marked the end of the American Revolution. General Cornwallis surrenders the British Army here but does not attend the ceremony. British played a tune known as "The World Turned Upside Down."
Battle of Yorktown
This is what the American army was known as during the American Revolution
Continental Army
The general led the British Army during the American Revolution
General Cornwallis
The British won but suffered great losses best describes which battle?
Bunker Hill
Which of these did the colonists consider an act of tyranny?
The proclamation act
The American Revolution did what around the world?
Encouraged other nations to fight for their independence
A nation that joins another nation in some common effort is an
Ally
He was tasked with drafting (writing) the Declaration of Independence. He was the youngest of the five member committee asked to write a declaration. He is from Virginia. His job was to explain to the world why the colonies were choosing to separate from Britain.
Thomas Jefferson
European countries helped aid in what battle?
Saratoga Springs
What was one of the main problems facing the continental army at the start of the war?
Supply shortages
Why did many of the British people not support the war?
The cost to taxpayers was to high