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Political & Economic Factors Leading to the American Revolution
The Declaration of Independence
Battles of the Revolutionary War
Slavery, Women, & Native Americans
Key People
100
This war was fought between France and England over land in the Ohio River Valley, and led to the American colonists being taxed by the British Parliament.
What is the French and Indian War?
100
The Declaration of Independence stated that, "All men are created equal..." Which two groups of people were not included under this statement?
What is women and African Americans?
100
This was the first battle of the American Revolutionary War. This battle was located in two small towns outside of Boston and is sometimes referred to as the "shot heard round the world."
What is the Battle of Lexington and Concord?
100
Who relied more on slave labor - the North or the South?
What is the South?
100
Who was named as the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army?
What is George Washington?
200
This act placed a tax on all papers, such as legal documents and newspsers. This was the first tax imposed on the American colonists by the British Parliament.
What is the Stamp Act?
200
What are the three inalienable rights that we are given under the Declaration of Independence?
What is life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?
200
This battle demonstrated the the Americans could stand up to the British Army and showed that the Americans would need allies to provide ammunition and assistance.
What is the Battle of Bunker (Breed's) Hill?
200
Who passed laws to emancipate slaves - the North or the South?
What is the North?
200
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
What is Thomas Jefferson?
300
This act was NOT a tax. It gave the British East India Company the right to sell tea in the colonies, even though the colonists had already boycotted tea because of the Townshend Act.
What is the Tea Act?
300
Who gives the government the ability to govern?
What is the people?
300
This battle was the turning point of the war for the American Patriots. The American forces defeated the British, and because of the American victory, the French were willing to enter an alliance with the Americans.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
300
This group of people took up new jobs after the men left for war.
What is women?
300
Who was the ruler that the colonists were upset with over the taxes and acts?
What is King George III?
400
This event occurred because the Sons of Liberty were afraid that the availability of cheap tea would cause the boycott to end. During this event, the Sons of Liberty boarded a British Ship and threw the tea overboard into the Boston Harbor.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
400
If the government does not protect the rights of the people, what rights do the people have?
What is the right to alter (change) or abolish (get rid of) the government?
400
These two battles were fought in South Carolina. 1) In this battle, the British were looking to find Loyalists to support their army. Their first attempt at this battle failed, but the second attempt was successful because they blockaded the harbor and cut off supply lines. 2) In this battle, the Continental Army and partisan forces worked together to trick the British into thinking the Americans were retreating. The British were defeated and retreated toward Virginia.
What is the Battle of Charleston (1) and the Battle of Cowpens (2)?
400
This banned slavery within the boundaries of the Northwest Territories and promised "good faith...towards the Indians."
What is the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?
400
This man was a slave who was killed in the Boston Massacre.
What is Crispus Attucks?
500
These acts closed the Boston Harbor and took away the right of the colony of Massachusetts to govern itself. These acts forced the colonists to pay for the dumped tea and recognized the right of the Parliament to make tax laws for the colonies.
What is the Intolerable Acts?
500
Who wrote a persuasive pamphlet supporting the independence of the American colonies from Britain? This pamphlet was called "Common Sense."
What is Thomas Paine?
500
This was the final battle of the war. The French navy assisted General George Washington and his army by blockading the harbor, which prevented British ships from allowing the British army to escape. The British surrendered and a peace treaty, Peace of Paris of 1783, was signed.
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
500
This ordinance allowed colonists to purchase land in the west that originally belonged to the Native Americans.
What is the Land Ordinance of 1785?
500
These women were wives of men who played key roles in the American Revolution.
What is Abigail Adams, Martha Washington, and Mary Ludwig Hayes?