Vocabulary
**Patriot and Loyalist
Patriot- A colonist who supported freedom from Great Britain.
Loyalist- A colonist who remained loyal to the British government.
** Which of the following describes the position of the Patriots?
A. They wanted to remain loyal to the British government.
B. They supported freedom from Great Britain.
C. They wanted to become British allies.
D. They supported British taxes on the colonists.
B. They supported freedom from Great Britain
**Who led the Continental Army?
George Washington
Stamp Act.
A tax collected on newspapers and other official documents, like stamps.
French and Indian War
War between France and Britain.
**Parliament
Britain's law making assembly
True or False: The Declaration of Independence was accepted by the British leaders.
False.
**Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson.
Continental Congress
An official meeting of people from the 13 colonies.
American Revolution
A war where people from the 13 colonies fought for their freedom from Britain.
**Declaration of Independence.
Who wrote it?
A document explaining why the colonies should be free from British rule.
Thomas Jefferson.
**Where did the first battles of the American Revolution take place?
Lexington and Concord.
Who was Anna Strong? What was her stategy?
A spy for George Washington. She used her laundry to send messages to him about the British.
** Which of the following describes the colonists' reaction to British taxes?
A. They disagreed over how the tax money should be used.
B. They believed that only their elected government had the right to tax.
C. They believed that only a governor appointed by the king had the right to tax.
D. They believed that taxes should only be allowed on paper, cloth, and tea.
B. They believed that only their elected government had the right to tax.
What was the Boston Tea Party?
It was an event where the colonists attacked a ship carrying tea and threw it into the Boston Harbor.
**Battle of Saratoga
A battle in which American soldiers stopped the British from taking over New York
** Explain how New York's geography influenced the American Revolution.
A. Its mountain ranges were difficult for British soldiers to cross.
B. Its central location and many waterways made it valuable to the British.
C. Its vast wealth in the form of gold and oil made it attractive to the British.
D. It was difficult for soldiers to fight because of the many lakes and rivers.
B. Its central location and many waterways made it valuable to the British.
** How did Catherine Schuyler help the Patriots during the American Revolution?
She set a field of wheat on fire so that the British would not be able to use food from her family's farm.
** Which of these did NOT lead to conflict in the colonies?
A. Colonists disagreed with the British government over how to use the lands won from France.
B. Colonists and the French disagreed over land in eastern Canada.
C. The British government believed that the colonists should help pay the cost of the war.
D. Britain passed a law that said colonists could not move onto lands west of the Appalachian Mountains.
B. Colonists and the French disagreed over land in eastern Canada.
What was special about the battle at Fort Ticonderoga?
It took place in New York and the Patriots took the fort without any fighting.
**Battle of Yorktown
The last major battle of the war.
True or False: Benedict Arnold became one of the most famous traitors in American history during the Battle of Saratoga.
False. This happened right before the Battle of Yorktown.
** How did Sybil Ludington contribute to the war effort?
By warning colonists that the British troops were approaching.
What was Joseph Brant's role in the American Revolution?
He led the Iroquois army to help the British try to capture New York.
When the British did not accept the Declaration of Independence they were ready to fight the Continental Army. British ships carried 32,000 soldiers to New York city where George Washington's Army was waiting with about how many soldiers?
28,000