American Revolution

Question 1

what is the first principle of enlightenment?

Answer 1

Freedom, democracy, and reason are the main principles

Question 2

What is the second principle of enlightenment?

Answer 2

Equal rights for everyone

Question 3

What is the third principle of enlightenment?

Answer 3

Rationalism and scientific method to solve problems

Question 4

What is the fourth principle of enlightenment?

Answer 4

Freedom of religion - no Divine Right of Kings

Question 5

What is the fifth principle of enlightenment?

Answer 5

Truth

Question 6

What are the main Principles of Enlightenment? (Hint: They are the first principles)

Answer 6

Freedom, democracy, and reason

Question 7

When was the Stamp Act?

Answer 7

March 22, 1765

Question 8

When Was the Boston Tea Party?

Answer 8

December 16, 1773

Question 9

When was the Boston Massacre?

Answer 9

March 5, 1770

Question 10

When was the Quartering Act?

Answer 10

May 15, 1765

Question 11

When was the Townshend Act?

Answer 11

June 29, 1767

Question 12

What did the Townshend acts tax?

Answer 12

The Acts taxed glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea imported into the colonies

Question 13

What were the roles of women?

Answer 13

managing home fronts, providing essential supplies to the troops, acting as spies, nursing wounded soldiers, participating in boycotts of British goods, and in some cases, even disguising themselves as men to fight in battle

Question 14

What was the role of women in the Boycotts?

Answer 14

actively refusing to purchase British products, organizing “spinning bees” to produce homemade substitutes like “homespun” fabric, and essentially acting as the primary consumers within their households

Question 15

What did the Stamp acts tax?

Answer 15

newspapers, almanacs, pamphlets, broadsides, legal documents, dice, and playing cards

Question 16

What was George Washington’s role in the American Revolution?

Answer 16

commander of the Continental Army in 1775

Question 17

What is a loyalist?

Answer 17

a colonist who remained loyal to the British Crown and opposed the movement for American independence

Question 18

What is a Patriot?

Answer 18

a colonist who actively opposed British rule and supported the movement for American independence

Question 19

What were the sons of liberty?

Answer 19

a secret, loosely organized group of American colonists who actively protested British taxation policies during the American Revolution

Question 20

What were the goals of the continental Congress?

Answer 20

The Congress balanced the interests of the different colonies and also established itself as the official colonial liaison to Great Britain

Question 21

Who was Thomas Paine?

Answer 21

One of the most influential writers during the American Revolution, Thomas Paine also helped shape the political ideologies of George Washington

Question 22

Who was Thomas Jefferson.

Answer 22

Thomas Jefferson, a spokesman for democracy, was an American Founding Father, the principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776)

Question 23

What was the role of african Americans in the American revolution?

Answer 23

African Americans participated in the American Revolution on both sides, fighting alongside the Continental Army (Patriots) and supporting the British

Question 24

What was the role of Native Americans in the American revolution?

Answer 24

During the American Revolution, Native Americans played a significant role by fighting on both sides of the conflict, primarily as scouts, soldiers, and diplomats

Question 25

What were the reasons for the battle of Bunker Hill?

Answer 25

American colonists wanted to prevent the British from occupying the high ground surrounding Boston

Question 26

What were the outcomes of the battle of Bunker Hill?

Answer 26

The American patriots were defeated at the Battle of Bunker Hill

Question 27

What was the significance of the battle of bunker hill?

Answer 27

they proved they could hold their own against the superior British Army