American Revolution

Question 1

Export

Answer 1

Sending goods out of the colony

Question 2

Import

Answer 2

Bringing goods into the colony

Question 3

Solitary Neglec

Answer 3

A hands off policy of England towards its American colonies during the first half of the 1700s.

Question 4

Albany Plan of Union

Answer 4

A plan put forth by Benjamin Franklin to Unite the colonies. It was rejected by the colonies.

Question 5

Mercantilism

Answer 5

The belief that the colonies exists only for the benefit of the “Mother Country”.

Question 6

Navigation Acts

Answer 6

A series of laws passed by Parliament beginning in 1651, to ensure that England made Money from its colonists.

Question 7

Pontiac’s Rebellion

Answer 7

A series of Indian attacks on the British colonies

Question 8

Quartering Acts of 1865

Answer 8

A law requiring Americans to house British soldiers.

Question 9

Repeal

Answer 9

Do away with (such as when Parliament cancels taxes).

Question 10

Propaganda

Answer 10

Ideas, facts, or rumors spread to further one’s cause or damage an opposing cause.

Question 11

Loyalist (Tory)

Answer 11

An American colonist who supports the British.

Question 12

Patriot

Answer 12

American colonist who supports the Americans.

Question 13

Olive Branch Petition

Answer 13

A plea from the colonists to the king to solve their differences peacefully.

Question 14

William Franklin

Answer 14

The royal governor of New Jersey who was a loyalist and the son of Benjamin Franklin.

Question 15

Nathan Hale

Answer 15

An American spy who was caught by the British and was hanged. He said “I regret that I have but one life to give to my country”.

Question 16

John Hancock

Answer 16

He was the president of the second continental congress.

Question 17

Battle of Bunker Hill

Answer 17

The British won but the Americans considered it a victory because they fought well. Also it was the first real battle of the American Revoltion

Question 18

Why was the Battle of Bunker Hill important?

Answer 18

It showed that the Americans can keep up with the British.

Question 19

Battle of Saratoga

Answer 19

It was the turning point in the War because the French allied with the Americans and later on Spain came in. Also it took place in New York and it was when the British surrendered.

Question 20

Why was the Battle of Saratoga important?

Answer 20

It resulted in the French joining the Americans and they had a better chance of winning. (And later on the Spanish came in).

Question 21

Battle of Vally Forge

Answer 21

When the Americans were on the verge of losing and George Washington read Thomas Paine’s pamphlet of “The Crisis” and “Common Sense” which inspired the soldiers to continue fighting.

Question 22

Boston Massacre

Answer 22

A clash between the British Soldiers and Boston colonists in 1770, in which five of the colonists were killed.

Question 23

Battle of Yorktown

Answer 23

The last major battle of the Revolutionary War, which resulted in the surrender of British forces in 1781.

Question 24

Thaddeus Kosciusko

Answer 24

A polish engineer who helped the Patriots.

Question 25

Benjamin Franklin

Answer 25

The oldest member of the second continental congress who thought of himself as a sage. He was an American statesman, diplomat, scientist, inventor, and author. He wrote Poor Richard’s Almanac.

Question 26

King George III

Answer 26

The British monarch at the time of the American Revolution

Question 27

Thomas Paine

Answer 27

A U.S. patriot and writer on government and religion. He wrote the pamphlets “The Crisis” and “Common Sense” which inspired George Washington’s troops in the Battle of Vally Forge.

Question 28

Patrick Henry

Answer 28

A member of the Virginia House of Burgesses that called for resistance to the Stamp Act. He said “If this be treason, make the most of it!” Also he said “Give me liberty or give me death!”

Question 29

Samuel Adams

Answer 29

A leader of the Boston Sons of Liberty. He urged the colonists to continue to resist British controls.

Question 30

Paul Revere

Answer 30

A Boston Silversmith who was the messenger of the revolution.

Question 31

William Dawes

Answer 31

A second messenger that accompanied Paul Revere in his “Midnight Rides” spreading the news of the British troop whereabouts.

Question 32

Ethan Allen

Answer 32

Led the band of backwoodsmen known as the Green Mountain Boys. They captured the British Fort Ticonderoga and its artillery along with its guns (later used to drive the British from Boston).

Question 33

Molly Pitcher

Answer 33

Molly Pitcher (a.k.a Mary Hays) was one of the heroines of revolution and earned her nickname by spending hours carrying water back and forth to the tired soldiers during battle.

Question 34

Marquis de Lafayette

Answer 34

A 19 year old French nobleman who volunteered to serve in Washington’s army and wanted a military career. He believed in the American cause and was called “The Soldier’s Friend”. He used his own money to but warm clothing for his ragged troops.

Question 35

John Paul Jones

Answer 35

The most famous American navel officer of the Revolutionary War. He was the commander of a ship named Bonhomme Richard.

Question 36

Hessian

Answer 36

A German mercenary who was hired to fight for Britan.

Question 37

John Adams

Answer 37

Lawyer and cousin of Samuel Adams. He was the second president and first Vice President. He strongly opposed the Stamp Act and Townshend Acts. Represented British soldiers charged with murder in the Boston Massacre to ensure a fair trial and he was a delegate from Massachusetts in both the first and second continental congress. During the second he nominated George Washington as president and Thomas Jefferson to draft the Declaration of Independence. Also he helped negotiate the treaty of Paris.

Question 38

Abigail Adams

Answer 38

The wife of John Adams whose famous quote was “John, remember the ladies”. She gave suggestions about women’s rights to her husband and and he laughed at them.

Question 39

Charles Cornwallis (General Cornwallis).

Answer 39

A commander of British forces. He served under General Henry Clinton during the American Revolution and secures British victories at New York and Brandywine, then promoted to Lieutenant General in 1778. He was defeated at the Battle of Yorktown.

Question 40

William Howe

Answer 40

One of the British Generals during the Revolutionary War.

Question 41

Thomas Jefferson

Answer 41

Drafter of the Declaration of Independence and third president of the U.S.

Question 42

What advantages were enjoyed by the British in the beginning of the revolutionary war?

Answer 42

They had the best Navy in the world.
They had the best trained soldiers
They had supplies/materials/money

Question 43

What advantages were enjoyed by the Americans in the beginning of the revolutionary war?

Answer 43

They were fighting on the land they knew.
They had more motivation and reason to fight.
They had more foreign aid (especially from the Spanish and French)

Question 44

How did the Second Continental Congress make a final effort at maintaining peace with England?

Answer 44

By sending an Olive Branch Petition.

Question 45

What was the main reason why the revolutionary ear was fought?

Answer 45

For independence from Great Britain.

Question 46

During the arguments over the Declaration of Independence, South Carolina promised to vote “no” if a certain passage was not cut out. Which passage was it?

Answer 46

The passage that demolishes slavery.

Question 47

Did women and blacks get any more rights after the war was over?

Answer 47

No they did not.

Question 48

What were the contributions of women during the war?

Answer 48

Women nursed sick or wounded soldiers and sometimes fought like Deborah Sampson (who dressed up as a man, enlisted, and fought in several engagements) or help like Molly Pitcher (who carried water for the tired or hurt soldiers).

Question 49

How did the Pamphlet, The American Crisis, affect Washington’s troops?

Answer 49

It inspired them to continue fighting

Question 50

What was a political result of the Revolutionary War?

Answer 50

Eventually, a new constitution was written creating a strong central government with a Bill of Rights.

Question 51

What was one economic result of the revolutionary War?

Answer 51

Economic depression occured

Question 52

Name three famous sayings from Poor Richard’s Almanac.

Answer 52

Eat to live, not live to eat.
Honesty is the best policy.
A penny saved is a penny earned.

Question 53

Why were the Americans able to win?

Answer 53

They had better leadership, foreign aid, knowledge of the land, and motivation.

Question 54

What were some of the results of the Revolutionary War?

Answer 54

The Americans gained independence from the British.
The U.S. nation created and became one of the largest nations in the world.
The first democratic republican government for a large nation was created and endured; the rights of the individual were protected from tyranny.

Question 55

How were the loyalists treated after the war?

Answer 55

Loyalist estates were confiscated. They were never compensated. Most estates bought by rich revolutionaries. England did not want them and they went to Canada

Question 56

How did the the American victory in the revolutionary war affect the world?

Answer 56

It was the first time that colonies rose up against their masters and it inspired other colonies around the world to try it (like France).

Question 57

Common Sense (by Thomas Paine)

Answer 57

One of the Pamphlets that Thomas Paine wrote to support independence from England and a democratic-republic government.

Question 58

The American Crisis (by Thomas Paine)

Answer 58

There were 16 “Crisis” papers. The first one started with the words “These are the times that try man’s souls”. When George Washington read it to his disheartened troops at Valley Forge, they became inspired and it saved the revolution.

Question 59

Poor Richard’s Almanac

Answer 59

Written by Ben Franklin, a pocket sized, paperback book that was useful to colonial farmers, merchants, and sailors. It included weather and tidal forecasts, quarters of the moon, and dates of holidays, fairs, and court sessions. It also had his witty sayings. Basically, Ben Franklin’s newspaper.

Question 60

Why were the French glad to see the the Revolutionary War begin?

Answer 60

Since the French lost the French and Indian War, they thought that they would be able to get their land back, that they lost in the war, if they won along with the Americans.

Question 61

Why was General Cornwallis unable to get needed supplies at the end of the War.

Answer 61

The British were giving up and it was the last battle. Also, the government wouldn’t supply him with new supplies because the war was over.

Question 62

Benedict Arnold

Answer 62

A general for the American side. Then he was unhappy with the work he was getting, so he switched to the British side. He was also known as a traitor by both sides.