American Revolution

Question 1

French and Indian War

Answer 1

• GW kicks French out of OH
• French and Iroquois combine
• Iroquois switch to English side
• English takes Quebec
• Treaty of Paris

Question 2

King dies in 1760 and George III takes throne

Answer 2

A result of French and Indian War

Question 3

“Sons of Liberty”

Answer 3

Terrorists to England who secretly rebel against the English. Taxes, and laws.

Question 4

Pontiac’s Rebellion

Answer 4

Trade war between Natives and English around Michigan.

Question 5

Proclamation Act

Answer 5

No settlement in the West, beyond Appalachian Mountains

Question 6

Townshend Duties

Answer 6

Taxes on glass, lead, and tea.

Question 7

England takes Canada

Answer 7

A result of the French and Indian War

Question 8

Economic depression begins because England enforces heavy taxes to pay off war debts

Answer 8

A result of the French and Indian War

Question 9

American colonists begin to realize they aren’t British anymore

Answer 9

A result of the French and Indian War

Question 10

What happened at the Boston Massacre?

Answer 10

5 colonists were killed in an attack on British soldiers who were posted in Boston.

Question 11

Sugar Act of 1764

Answer 11

Taxes and no more salutatory neglect

Question 12

Stamp Act of 1765

Answer 12

Taxes on all paper goods
- repealed and boycotted by colonists

Question 13

Quartering Act of 1765

Answer 13

Colonists must house and care for soldiers and troops or be punished

Question 14

What happens to the NY Assembly before the Revolutionary War?

Answer 14

Shut down.

Question 15

Tea Act

Answer 15

Reduces the price of tea and sells it with a discount.

Question 16

Who creates the Boston Tea Party?

Answer 16

The Sons of Liberty

Question 17

Intolerable Acts/Coersive ACts

Answer 17

• Boston Harbor is closed to merchant and trading ships coming in or leaving.
• All local governments are shut down. Suspended rights (trial by jury), except for Royal officers who can go to be tried in England.
• More Quartering of troops.

Question 18

1st Continental Congress

Answer 18

• Philadelphia
• Protest document to King James III

Question 19

The Battle of Lexington and Concord

Answer 19

• April 9th
• Minute Men (Militia/Citizen Army)
• “The Shot Heard Round The World”
• Revolutionary War Begins

Question 20

Why doesn’t England want Americans to have independence?

Answer 20

• To set an example of their power
• Because colonists have $ and resources (Triangular Trade Route)
• Trade/Markets
• Colonists are a supply of Defense/Military

Question 21

2nd Continental Congress

Answer 21

• First National Government of America

Question 22

Who was the Commander of the Continental Army?

Answer 22

George Washington

Question 23

Should America have won the Revolutionary War statistically speaking?

Answer 23

No

Question 24

Who drafts the Declaration of Independence?

Answer 24

• 5 Men
• T. Jefferson
• Ben Franklin
• John Adams
• Roger Sherman
• Roger Livingston

Question 25

Who’s wife was a feminist before her time?

Answer 25

John Adam’s wife

Question 26

When was the Declaration of Independence officially signed? (Not July 4th)

Answer 26

August of 1776

Question 27

What was “Common Sense”?

Answer 27

- Articles about modern politics and philosophies - Written in vernacular/common language - By Thomas Paine - 1776

Question 28

Advantages of Patriots?

Answer 28

- Home Field - GW - Cause of Freedom - Indian Tactics - French Aide - Baron Von Steuben (Mercenary from Prussia)

Question 29

Advantages of English?

Answer 29

- more men - more $ - more of everything except cause - Navy - Loyalist spies

Question 30

Disadvantages of Patriots?

Answer 30

- No army or navy - No government - Outnumbered - Native Americans against them

Question 31

Disadvantages of English

Answer 31

- Unpopular because of taxes - Long supply lines - Old fashioned - Confused about enemy - War of Attrition - Bad attitude

Question 32

First Major Battle?

Answer 32

- Bunker Hill - June 1775 - 2,200 British attack Patriots led by Prescott - Patriots run out of ammo - “Whites of their eyes”

Question 33

What happens in October 1776?

Answer 33

- British capture NYC and most colonies - Patriots give up because no one wants to fight anymore - GW gains 4,000 men

Question 34

What was “The Crisis” (Writing)?

Answer 34

- Thomas Paine - Encouraging Patriots to fight

Question 35

Christmas Eve of 1776?

Answer 35

- GW Crosses Delaware River - Sneak attack in Trenton, NJ - Attacks Hessian Missionaries - Patriots return to fight

Question 36

Battle of Saratoga

Answer 36

- June of 1777 - French provide 6,000 troops - Patriots win - Lafayette - Ben Franklin is ambassador in France

Question 37

What was the Treaty of Paris?

Answer 37

- Ends War - established the missisippi river as American western border - recognized America as independant country

Question 38

Why do the British surrender in 1781?

Answer 38

- GW sets up trap for Lord Cornwallis in Yorktown, VA, captures British from behind - Cornwallis mistakes incoming French ships for his own - British are trapped - Leftover British retreat to Canada

Question 39

Who did America owe money to after the Revolutionary War?

Answer 39

France

Question 40

What currency did America use right after the Revolutionary War?

Answer 40

- State currency - No national currency - Gold/Silver/Coins

Question 41

What did states do to each other after the Revolutionary War?

Answer 41

Imposed heavier taxes and created more division.

Question 42

How many of the colonists were in favor of the Revolutionary War?

Answer 42

Only about 1/3. After the war there was much rioting and protesting to rejoin England.

Question 43

Who can vote?

Answer 43

Land own, tax paying white men only.

Question 44

What 3 things became worse after the Revolutionary War?

Answer 44

Slavery, the rights of minorities, and trades.