French & Indian War
*The two countries that started fighting in this war
What are Britain and France?
Patriots or Colonists' View on Taxation
What is that taxes threatened their liberty/freedom? What is the belief that Parliament had no right to tax since they had no representation in Parliament?
Sugar Tax Description
What is tax to collect duties money on foreign goods in 1764?
Loyalist or Patriot Quote: "Great Britian is determined on her system. Her power is irresistible, and it will certainly be destructive to you..."
What is a Loyalist?
*One Advantage of the British at the start of the American Revolution
What are the British had more resources (ships, weapons, etc.), an established government and a better-trained army?
British or Parliament View on Taxation
What is taxes should help deal with Britain debt after war? What is taxes will help to protect the colonies?
Quartering Tax Description
Loyalist or Patriot Quote: "I know that Great Britain is determined in her system, and that...[has] determined me on mine...Swim or sink, live or die, survive or perish with my country---that is my unalterable determination."
What is a Patriot?
Battle of Trenton Description
What is a surprise attack of the Continental (Patriots) army on British and German troops after crossing over the Deleware River in 1776 --- which raised spirits of the Patriot supporters?
*1 Type of Protest Against Britain and Its Purpose
What is either intellectual protest, economic boycott or violent intimidation? What is to resist British taxes and force British to back down?
Stamp Act Description
What is a tax on almost all printed materials including newspapers, books, court documents, contracts and land deeds in 1765?
Description of Continental Army
What is an army led by George Washington that the Continental Congress controlled to fight in the revolution?
Significance of the Battle of Princeton and Saratoga
What is a second victory battle for the Continental (Patriot) troops against British forces that happened in New Jersey in 1777? What is another major victory battle for the Continental Army that set a trap for British forces in Saratoga in late 1777 --- which suggested that the U.S. could win the war?
*Explanation for the Albany Plan of Union
What is a plan to unite under British rule and cooperate with other colonies in case of war?
*Description of Boston Massacre and Boston Tea Party
What is several killings of colonists by British soldiers in Boston in March 1770 after the Townshend Acts? What is the boarding of three British ships with tea and dumping tea into Boston harbor in December 1773?
Townshend Act Description
What is new import taxes on everyday items such as glass, lead, paint, paper and tea in 1767?
Name and One Idea & Effect of Thoman Paine's Book
What is Common Sense? What are ideas that say the colonies needed independence from Britain and to unite as states; representative government or republic; and denouncing the British king and aristocrats as enemies of liberty? What is the increased momentum for American independence that led to the Declaration of Independence in 1776?
What is that Britain was defeated as the Patriots won more support including loyalists who were mad at Britain following initial victories for the British who also had to fend off the Spanish?
*Ways Britain changed after the French and Indian War
What are British desire to impose taxes on colonies and trade restrictions?
*Description of the First Continental Congress and How Different From Second Continental Congress
What is a meeting of colonial delegates after the creation of the Intolerable Act in Philadelphia in 1774 --- in which announced a boycott of British imports and establishing of local committees and new governments? What is the Second Continental Congress sought to inspire colonies to join the war with the command of a new army?
Intolerable Acts Description
What is laws that forced colonists to close trading ports in Boston, increased governor's power and made colonists provide places for British troops to stay as well as other punitive measures?
*Idea from the Declaration of Independence and Importance
What is idea of equality: that "all men are created equal." What is that all men have natural or "unalienable" rights that cannot be taken away by government?
At least 3 effects of the American Revolution
What is the emerging idea of a more open and equal society; Political rights and economic benefits for Patriots; Brutality and displacement for loyalists; Lost of lands for Native Americans; Few more political and legal rights for women as "republican mothers;" Increased demands for freedom for African American slaves or emancipation for them in the North and some efforts for manumission in the South; and other revolutions inspired by the American Revolution?