American Revolutionary War (Topic 3.5)

Question 1

First Continental Congress

Answer 1

Meeting of the colonies in 1774 that discussed the threats to the America liberties.

Question 2

What did most Americans believe?

Answer 2

They didn’t want independence; wanted to go back to the relationship that had with the Crown prior to the Seven Years’ War

Question 3

Who did not attend the First Continental Congress?

Answer 3

Georgia

Question 4

What were the four sides of the Continental Congress?

Answer 4

Radicals, Moderates, Conservatives, and Loyalists

Question 5

Suffolk Resolves

Answer 5

Created during the First Congress; it was a statement that called for repeal of the intolerable acts; the colonies could rebel by boycotting British goods and military making

Question 6

The Declaration and Resolves

Answer 6

During the Congress, created to urge the King to restore colonial rights; moderates were willing to recognize Parliament’s authority to regulate commerce

Question 7

Continental Association

Answer 7

A network of committees that enforced economic sanctions of the Suffolk Resolves

Question 8

What did Britain decided after the First Continental Congress?

Answer 8

They denied the actions that congress took; the Congress met up again less than a year later; the war officially began

Question 9

Battle of Lexington and Concord

Answer 9

First battle of the revolution; in attempt to gain military resources, British were attacked in Concord and suffered; Americans were forced to retreat under heavy British fire

Question 10

What were the two sides of the Second Continental Congress of 1775?

Answer 10

One side believed in declaring independence; the other wanted to negotiate new relationships with Britain

Question 11

Declaration of Causes and Necessities for Taking Up Arms

Answer 11

Adapted during the second continental congress, it called on colonies to provide troops for war

Question 12

Olive Branch Petition

Answer 12

Sent by the delegates pledging their loyalty to the King and asking for peace and rights in return; King dismissed them anyways

Question 13

Prohibitory Acts

Answer 13

Parliament’s response to the “OBP” which removed colonies from the protection of the Crown, barred trade with them, and seized their ships at sea.

Question 14

What were the competing sides in the war?

Answer 14

The British; Patriots; African Americans; Tories; American Indians

Question 15

Why were the British the top pick for winning the war?

Answer 15

They had resources, experience, and economy

Question 16

Patriots

Answer 16

American troops (mainly form New England) ; they were unequipped, short of supplies, and rarely paid; these didn’t hold them back

Question 17

African Americans in the war

Answer 17

Patriots initially denied them access to fight, so the British offered them freedom if they fought with them, so the Patriots made the same offer

Question 18

Tories

Answer 18

Mostly known as Loyalists, who fought with the Crown

Question 19

American Indians in the war

Answer 19

they didn’t want to be apart of it but considering the British support against colonial attacks and more land, they helped the British

Question 20

What happened to American port colonies?

Answer 20

The British occupied New York and Philadelphia causing their economy to decline

Question 21

Battle of Saratoga

Answer 21

The battle sparked France wanting to secretly help the Americans because they wanted to defeated the British; Holland and Spain soon joined the alliance too

Question 21

Treaty of Paris

Answer 21

1. British would recognize and independent America
2. Mississppi River would be a Western boundary
3. Americans gained fishing rights off the coast of Canada
4. Americans would pay debt to the British and honor Loyalistic property claims