American Revolution

Question 1

How many U.S. colonies were there?

Answer 1

13

Question 2

What were the three types of U.S. colonies?

Answer 2

1. New England: Mainly English and Scottish settlers whose religions were not accepted in England. (Massachusets, Connecticut, New Hamspire).
2. The Middle Colonies: Settled by Dutch, Swedes, English, Germans, Scots and Irish. Known as the ‘breadbasket’ of the New World. (New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey)
3. The Southern Colonies: Huge tobacco, sugar and rice plantations. Plantation owners used slaves. (Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolinia, Virginia).

Question 3

What were some of the main causes of the American Revolution?

Answer 3

1. Taxes: The British imposed taxes on a wide range of goods such as sugar, molasses, tea, silk and paper. This sometimes led American colonists to boycott British goods.
2. Trade: Britain forced the American Colonists to trade with Britain and not other countries.
3. Land: The British gave Quebec, with a relatively tiny French-speaking population, control over the Ohio Territory. This was seen as an attempt to prevent American Colonists from expanding westward.

Question 4

What is the importance of the Declaration of Independence?

Answer 4

Written mostly by Thomas Jefferson in 1776, the Declaration of Independence was one of the most important revolutionary documents in world history. It proposed that a new nation, the United States, would be based on the belief that people have certain rights that no government can take away.

Question 5

In the winter of 1775, Americans led by Richard Montgomery and Benedict Arnold invaded part of Canada. Which part?

Answer 5

Quebec. The invasion failed and helped convince Canadians to stay loyal to Britain. They were known as the Loyalists.

Question 6

Why didn’t Nova Scotia join the U.S. colonies’ revolution against Britain.

Answer 6

Halifax, the capital of Nova Scotia, was an important British naval base. The city was run by a small group of wealthy merchants who had a lot to lose if there was a revolution. Some Nova Scotians were sympathetic to the U.S. revolution and fought the British.

Question 7

What were the two main groups during the American Revolution?

Answer 7

The Patriots (pro U.S. revolution) and The Loyalists (pro Britain)

Question 8

What happened to the Loyalists in the U.S. after the U.S. coloniest became independent?

Answer 8

Between 80,000 and 100,000 Loyalists had to leave thier homes in the United States. Some went to Englnad or other British colonies. Many went to Canada.

Question 9

What side were slaves on in the U.S. revolution?

Answer 9

Many fled to Canada, where Britain offered them freedom. When the war ended, about 3,000 Black Loyalists settled in Nova Scotia.

Question 10

What side were First Nations on during the American Revolution?

Answer 10

Some were neutral and others sided with the British Loyalists.