American Rev

Question 1

Sam Adams

Answer 1

leader of the sons of liberty

Question 2

Proclamation Line of 1763

Answer 2

restricted colonists of occupying land beyond the Appalachian

Question 3

Stamp Act

Answer 3

placed taxes on any written articles or paper. pushed colonists away from britain.

Question 4

intolerable acts

Answer 4

includes the Boston port act (closing use of boston ports to pay for tea party), the Massachusetts government acts (restructured the Massachusetts government to give the royally-appointed more power), administration of justice act (protected royal officials of facing trial), and the quartering act (made colonists provide housing for the redcoats)

Question 5

Locke/Rousseau

Answer 5

Locke= power rests in gov to lock up those rights but some rights you give away to the government so they protect you. ORDER
Rousseau= power rests in ppl and ppl decide wtv they want
Montesquieu= sep of powers

our gov mainly is Locke and montesquieu but has some rousseau

Question 6

Boston tea party

Answer 6

The Boston Tea Party was an American political and mercantile protest on December 16, 1773, by the Sons of Liberty in Boston in colonial Massachusetts 30 MILLION DOLLARS

Question 7

committee of correspondence

Answer 7

a network of political organizations in the American colonies that helped coordinate opposition to the British Parliament and support for American independence during the American Revolution

Question 8

declaration of rights and grievances

Answer 8

claimed that American colonists were equal to all other British citizens, protested taxation without representation, and stated that, without colonial representation in Parliament, Parliament could not tax colonists. COLONISTS BOYCOTT

Question 8

battles of Lexington and Concord

Answer 8

first victory battle of American rev

Question 9

declaration of independence

Answer 9

expresses the ideals on which the United States was founded and the reasons for separation from Great Britain

Question 10

Thomas paine

Answer 10

wrote the book “common sense” that pushed people away from britain

Question 11

common sense/ American crisis

Answer 11

“The American Crisis” refers to a series of pamphlets written by Thomas Paine during the American Revolution, which are often considered a continuation of the ideas presented in his earlier influential work, “Common Sense,” both advocating for American independence from Great Britain and rallying the colonists to fight for their cause, particularly during moments of hardship and low morale during the war.

Question 12

battle of Saratoga/treaty of alliance

Answer 12

The Battle of Saratoga, a decisive American victory during the Revolutionary War, directly led to the signing of the Treaty of Alliance with France, as the French government, impressed by the American resistance to Britain, formally pledged military and financial support to the American cause, essentially turning the tide of the war in favor of the colonists

Question 13

battle of Yorktown/ treaty of paris

Answer 13

French and American forces competed in the last land battle of the revolution, making the British surrender. leading to the treaty of paris which recognized the United States as an independent nation, established its borders, and granted the U.S. significant western territory. The treaty also included agreements on debts owed to British merchants and the treatment of British Loyalists

Question 14

sugar act

Answer 14

taxed goods imported into the American colonies to raise revenue for the British Empire. he Sugar Act increased taxes on sugar, molasses, coffee, wine, and cloth. sugar act enforced rules on smuggling. TAXATION WITHOUGHT REPRESENTTION

Question 15

Patrick Henry

Answer 15

A Founding Father, he served as the first and sixth post-colonial Governor of Virginia, from 1776 to 1779 and from 1784 to 1786. popularized no taxation without representation

Question 16

French/Indian war

Answer 16

British colonists and their Native American allies battled against French colonists and their Native American allies over control of territory in the Ohio Valley, ultimately resulting in a decisive British victory and the ceding of most French territory in North America to the British as per the Treaty of Paris in 1763;

Question 17

Stamp act congress

Answer 17

(continental Congress) a series of legislative bodies that represented the Thirteen Colonies of Great Britain during the American Revolution and beyond. The Congress was responsible for coordinating the colonies’ resistance to British rule, and later became the national government of the United States

Question 18

townshend acts

Answer 18

The Townshend Acts were a series of taxes and regulations passed by the British Parliament in 1767 and 1768 to help pay for governing the American colonies. The acts were named after Charles Townshend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer at the time.
The Townshend Acts included taxes on: glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea
The colonists responded to the Townshend Acts in a number of ways, including:
Discouraging the purchase of British imports
Declaring the acts unconstitutional
Denouncing the suspension of the New York Assembly as a threat to colonial liberties

Question 19

propaganda

Answer 19

information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.

Question 20

Boston massacre

Answer 20

On March 5, 1770, seven British soldiers fired into a crowd of volatile Bostonians, killing five, wounding another six, and angering an entire colony

Question 21

Son/Daughter of Liberty

Answer 21

terrorist group led by Sam addams

Question 22

writs of assistance

Answer 22

In 1767, the Revenue Act of 1767 granted writs of assistance to British customs officials in the American colonies, allowing them to search any premises for smuggled goods without expiration dates:

Question 23

1 and 2 continental congress

Answer 23

1st= Met from September 5 to October 26, 1774, in response to the Intolerable Acts
2=Met from May 10, 1775 to March 2, 1789, after the Revolutionary War had begun,1776 declared America’s independence from Britain

Question 24

olive branch petition

Answer 24

The Olive Branch Petition was a document sent to King George III in July 1775 by the Second Continental Congress as a final attempt to avoid war between Great Britain and the American colonies, The petition was a last-ditch effort to keep the peace and reconcile the colonists and the British government

Question 25

george washington

Answer 25

american general duhhh

Question 26

battle of bunker hill

Answer 26

the first major battle of the American Revolution

Question 27

benjamin franklin

Answer 27

One of the foremost of the Founding Fathers, Franklin helped draft the Declaration of Independence and was one of its signers, represented the United States in France during the American Revolution, and was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention.

Question 28

valley forge

Answer 28

the winter encampment of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. The encampment took place from December 19, 1777 to June 19, 1778, and was led by General George Washington.

Question 29

treaty of paris

Answer 29

WHAT REALLY ENDS THE WAR. led by ben franklin

Question 30

morristown

Answer 30

human wall

Question 31

white plains/new york

Answer 31

first washington loss