American Revolution Unit Flashcards
Who was Sam Adams?
A Founding Father of the United States and a leader of the American Revolution.
What was the Proclamation Line of 1763?
A boundary set by the British government that prohibited colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
What was the Stamp Act?
A tax imposed by the British government on the American colonies in 1765, requiring stamps on legal documents, newspapers, marriage licenses, and more.
What were the Intolerable Acts?
A series of laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 in response to the Boston Tea Party.
What did Locke and Rousseau believe?
Both believed in natural rights.
What was the Boston Tea Party?
American colonists disguised as Mohawk Indians dumped 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor.
What was the Committee of Correspondence?
Groups of American colonists who organized resistance to British rule and supported American independence.
What was the Declaration of Rights and Grievances?
A document written by the First Continental Congress in 1774 that outlined grievances against the British government.
What were the Battles of Lexington and Concord?
The first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War.
What was the Declaration of Independence?
A document that announced the separation of 13 North American colonies from Great Britain in 1776.
Who was Thomas Paine?
Wrote Common Sense and The American Crisis.
What are Common Sense and The American Crisis?
Works by Thomas Paine that supported American independence during the Revolutionary War.
What was the Battle of Saratoga/Treaty of Alliance?
Guaranteed French military support against Great Britain.
What was the Battle of Yorktown/Treaty of Paris?
A key victory in the American Revolution that led to the Treaty of Paris, which ended the war.
What was the Sugar Act?
A tax on imported goods passed by the British Parliament in 1764.
Who was Patrick Henry?
A Founding Father of the United States, a lawyer, and a gifted orator.
What was the French/Indian War?
A conflict between Great Britain and France over control of North America.
What was the Stamp Act Congress?
A meeting of delegates from nine colonies in 1765 to address the Stamp Act.
What was the Townsend Act?
Placed taxes on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea.
What is propaganda?
Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote a particular political cause.
What was the Boston Massacre?
A violent clash between British soldiers and American colonists on March 5, 1770.
Who were the Sons and Daughters of Liberty?
American colonists who fought against British rule during the French and Indian War and the American Revolution.
What are writs of assistance?
A court order that allowed British officials to search homes and businesses in colonial America without probable cause.
What were the 1st and 2nd Continental Congress?
Gatherings of delegates from the 13 American colonies that served as governing bodies during the American Revolution.
