What vocabulary word means, "refuse to buy something or from someone"?
Boycott
100
How did the American Colonists reacted to Great Britain's Tea Act?
The Boston Tea Party
100
Describe the conditions of George Washington's Army at Valley Forge.
Diseases (Small Pox, etc.), cold weather, limited clothing, shelter, and food (Firecake), and lots of training (Von Steuben).
100
How (in what way) were the Americans able to eventually defeat the British and win the Revolutionary War?
-were fighting on their own ground
-had allies (France and Spain)
-used Guerrilla Warfare strategies
-wore down the British army until they decided to give up
100
What vocabulary word means, "Colonial militia men who could be ready to fight 'at a minute's notice'"?
Minutemen
200
What vocabulary word means "a soldier who is hired to and paid to fight in wars"?
Mercenary
200
Which British Act put a tax on all printed (paper) materials?
Stamp Act
200
What vocabulary word means, "'a hit-and-run technique used to fight a war'"?
Guerrilla Warfare
200
What vocabulary word means 'An agreement between two sides in which each gives up some of what it wants'?
Compromise
200
What vocabulary word means, "A privately owned ship armed and licensed to attack merchant ships"?
Privateer
300
What vocabulary word means "Information used to influence public opinion"?
Propaganda
300
What vocabulary word means, "A Colonist who wanted to rebel against Great Britain"?
Patriot
300
What were disadvantages for the Americans during the Revolutionary War?
They had an untrained army.
300
Did the United States achieve liberty after the American Revolution? Why or Why not?
Yes: they gained freedom from Great Britain
No: African Americans did not receive freedom
300
Why (for what reasons) did European Countries want to help the United States in the American Revolution?
They already hated Great Britain.
400
What vocabulary word means "A period of slow economic activity and high unemployment"?
Depression
400
What vocabulary word means, "A Colonist who did NOT want to rebel against Great Britain"?
Loyalist
400
Which two European countries were allies of the Americans during the Revolutionary War?
France and Spain
400
What was the 3/5th's Compromise?
Slaves were considered 3/5th's of a person
400
Why (for what reasons) did the Americans want to declare independence from Great Britain?
-wanted to be their own country
-upset from British "Acts"/taxes
-already fighting at Lexington and Concord
-King George III refused to read the "Olive Branch Petition"
500
What vocabulary word means, "A continuous rise in the cost of goods and services"?
Inflation
500
What document was a petition for peace sent by the American Colonies to King George III
Olive Branch Petition
500
Which European ally provided the Americans with a much-needed Navy?
France
500
What was the name of the United States' first form of government?
Articles of Confederation
500
What types of things did the Declaration of Independence "declare"?
-The United States as a new and independent country
-ideas about Human Rights
-ideas about Government
-complaints (grievances) about King George III