American revolutions'

Question 1

What was the battle of Lexington and concord and when did it start?

Answer 1

The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first battles of the American Revolutionary War. The battles were between British soldiers, who wanted to take away the colonists ‘ weapons and arrest John Hancock and Samuel Adams on the way to Concord, and American colonists on April 19, 1775.

Question 2

Battle of Trenton

Answer 2

Fought on December 26, 1776, the Battle of Trenton was a pivotal battle during the American Revolutionary War. Prior to the battle , the British had handed the Americans a number of major defeats. The American morale was very low and many men had deserted the army.

Question 3

Who should make the laws according to Thomas Paine

Answer 3

Citizens

Question 4

What were American’s called who supported independence?

Answer 4

Patriots

Question 5

Colonists who chose to side with the British were known as

Answer 5

Loyalists

Question 6

Why did many slaves choose to help the British?

Answer 6

They were offered freedom

Question 7

Most Loyalists were located in the ______

Answer 7

south

Question 8

What happened at the Boston Massacre

Answer 8

On March 5, 1770, a number of Bostonians harassed British troops with snowballs and taunts. The troops fired into the crowd, killing five Americans.

Question 9

. These patriots will only fight when they know they are going to win.

Answer 9

Sunshine Patriots

Question 10

This treaty formally ended the American Revolution

Answer 10

Treaty of Paris of 1783

Question 11

What was one purpose of the Declaration of Independence?

Answer 11

to state the reasons for the colonies to separate from England

Question 12

What was the primary purpose of the Declaration of Independence?

Answer 12

to list reasons the colonies should be free from England

Question 13

During the Revolutionary War, the most common way American women helped the Patriot cause was by

Answer 13

acting as spies

Question 14

what was the 1765 stamp act

Answer 14

required colonists to purchase a stamp for any official document and for newspapers.

Question 15

What was the 1767 Townshend acts

Answer 15

The British put tax on everything for the colonies to pay with it because the British went broke after winning the war and now the colonies are obviously mad

Question 16

Boston tea party(December 16th 1773)

Answer 16

A band of patriots dressed up as native Americans and got on the British boat and took all the British tea and wasted it in the ocean

Question 17

What was the french and Indian war¿

Answer 17

The French and Indian War (1754-1763) was fought by the British against France and Indian tribes that were allied to the French. The war was fought mainly for control of the colonial frontier.

The Treaty of Paris (1763) resolved the war, and the English gained control of land east of the Mississippi River Valley, inbetween Canada and Florida.

Question 18

What was the great migration (1620 - 1640)

Answer 18

The Great Migration was the first large-scale influx of settlers to the New World.

Question 19

Describe relations between the English settlers of the New World and Native Americans.

Answer 19

Initially, the English settlers and Indians coexisted peacefully. The Indians taught the English farming methods and introduced them to new crops, while the English traded tools and weapons with the Indians for furs.

However, as the English sought more land, they began to view the Indians as primitive. Many believed that God had destined them to take territory from the Indians.

Question 20

Who did the Second Continental Congress dispatch to take command of the American soldiers in 1775?

Answer 20

As a Virginian, Washington’s appointment signaled colonial unity. Washington was also one of the few colonial soldiers with extensive military experience.

Question 21

. What was a negative effect of the Columbian Exchange?

Answer 21

1. African Slavery
2. Millions of Native Americans died after contacting the Europeans
3. Old World diseases spread to the New World like small pox

Question 22

What has been a lasting problem for the people that were taken over by the Europeans?

Answer 22

Poverty

Question 23

Who led the American Revolution?

Answer 23

George Washington

Question 24

Who began the Columbian Exchange by sailing west to gain access to India but instead he discovered North and South America?

Answer 24

Christopher Columbus

Question 25

Colonists used the ideas of Locke, Rousseau, and Montesquieu to fight a war against England and start what country?

Answer 25

United States of America

Question 26

What was the Quartering act of (1765)

Answer 26

The Quartering act required colonist to house and feed the British troops

Question 27

What was the Declaratory Acts (1766)

Answer 27

The British government had total power to legislate and laws governing the colonies

Question 28

What was the Declaration of Independence and when was it written

Answer 28

The Declaration of Independence was written by Thomas Jefferson that stated that the American colonies were independent from England

Question 29

What was the book common sense and when was it written (Jan 9, 1776

Answer 29

Common sense pamphlet was written by Thomas Payne that provided strong reasoning suppurations independence from England