American Revolution Flashcards
What is the Navigation act?
It directs colonists to sell their most valuable products only to Great Britain, prompted to pay high taxes to French and Dutch goods, and allowed Britain to buy American goods for low prices.
What was the Boston Tea Party?
Hurling of a cargo of British tea to protest additional taxation of goods.
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson.
American soldiers won the Revolutionary war. T/F
True.
What was the Treaty of Paris?
It signified the end of the war, and Great Britain finally recognized the independence of the U.S.A
Who led the Continental Army?
George Washington.
Who was the king that order to close down the port of Boston after the Boston Tea Party?
King George III
Who won the French American War?
Great Britain
To appeal the king’s decision in the attempt to seek independence, every colony gathered to form the first continental congress. T/F?
False, Georgia was not one of them.
Why was the Bill of Rights made?
To safeguard the basic rights of a individual.
The French helped Great Britain in the series of violent clashes against British Colonists. T/F?
False, they helped the British Colonists instead.
What were the two goals of the second continental congress?
To declare independence from Great Britain and to setup a Continental Military due to a war in Lexington and Concord.
