American Revolution - Unit 2

Question 1

What was the Proclamation of 1763?

Answer 1

A law that prevented colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains

Question 2

Which acts were put in place to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party?

Answer 2

Intolerable Acts

Question 3

Which act required for all legal documents to be stamped and direct tax was made on items purchased in the colonies to raise money for Great Britain?

Answer 3

Stamp Act

Question 4

What did the Declaration of Independence do?

Answer 4

Declared the colonists independent from Great Britain’s rule

Question 5

What are Unalienable Rights?

Answer 5

The birth right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

Question 6

Why was the Battle of Saratoga so important?

Answer 6

It was the turning point of the American Revolutionary War as France became and ally to the Americans

Question 7

Why was the Battle of Yorktown important?

Answer 7

It was the last battle of the Revolutionary War and it ended with the Treaty of Paris