American Revolution

Question 1

3 causes of unrest in the thirteen colonies that led to the American Revolution?

Answer 1

1. Stamp Act of 1765
2. Quartering Act of 1765
3. Townshend Acts of 1767

Question 2

What year did the American Revolution begin and end?

Answer 2

1775;1783

Question 3

Who were the Loyalists?

Answer 3

American colonists that remained loyal to Britain throughout the rebellion.

Question 4

What became the motto of the colonists?

Answer 4

“no taxation without representation”

Question 5

Where did the revolutionary war begin?

Answer 5

Lexington and Concord

Question 6

What pamphlet helped to win wide support for American independence?

Answer 6

“common sense”

Question 7

What 3 areas did the British Generals want to isolate and control?

Answer 7

1. New England colonies
2. Middle colonies
3. Southern colonies

Question 8

Who wrote the “american declaration of independence”?

Answer 8

Thomas Jefferson

Question 9

What did the revolutionary soldiers prove about kings?

Answer 9

Kings do not have the divine right to rule people and people can create governments and can and should rule themselves.