Causes of the Revolution Review 2024

Question 1

When was the French and Indian War?

Answer 1

1754-1763

Question 1

French and several Native American tribes fought British empire and colonies for the Ohio River Valley

Answer 1

French and Indian War

Question 2

Enforced the pre-existing tax on imported _____ by lowering it in hopes of decreasing smuggling and paying off debt

Answer 2

Sugar Act

Question 3

All land west of the Appalachian Mountains was banned from settlement; Intended to keep colonists safe from Native Americans until peace was established

Answer 3

Proclamation of 1763

Question 4

When was the Sugar Act?

Answer 4

1764

Question 5

A tax on 50+ items like pamphlets, newspapers, playing cards, and dice

Answer 5

Stamp Act

Question 6

When was the Stamp Act?

Answer 6

1765

Question 7

Upped taxes on imported items, designed to address colonial resistance

Answer 7

Townshend Acts

Question 8

When was the Townshend Acts?

Answer 8

1767

Question 9

Red Coats (British) opened fire on a crowd/mob outside a customs/taxation house and killed 5 people

Answer 9

Boston Massacre

Question 10

When was the Boston Massacre?

Answer 10

1770

Question 11

What was the BEIC?

Answer 11

British East India Company

Question 12

Allowed the BEIC to sell ____ directly to the colonists; lower price of ____, encourage less smuggling to get more tax money

Answer 12

Tea Act

Question 13

When was the Tea Act?

Answer 13

1767

Question 14

Organized resistance against the Tea Act where colonists, disguised as Indians, dumped more than 340 chests of ____ from three ships into the Boston Harbor

Answer 14

Boston Tea Party

Question 15

When was the Boston Tea Party?

Answer 15

1773

Question 16

British actions to punish for the Boston Tea Party (both names!!)

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Coercive/Intolerable Acts

Question 17

When was the Coercive/Intolerable Acts?

Answer 17

1774

Question 18

What did the Coercive/IntolerableActs consist of?

Answer 18

Closing Boston port
Revoking Massachusetts’s charter
Tried all British colonial officials accused of misdeeds outside the colony
Housing British troops in private dwellings (Quartering Act)

Question 19

Colonists wrote this as a last chance before the Declaration of Independence

Answer 19

Olive Branch Petition

Question 20

When was the Olive Branch Petition?

Answer 20

1775

Question 21

A pamphlet written anonymously by Thomas Paine expressing the idea of colonial independence and self-government

Answer 21

“Common Sense”

Question 22

When was “Common Sense”?

Answer 22

1776

Question 23

When was the battle of Lexington and Concord?

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1775, prior to Olive Branch

Question 24

When was the battle of Trenton?

Answer 24

1776 after many defeats from the British

Question 25

When and where was the battle of Valley Forge?

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Winter 1777-1778 in Philadelphia

Question 26

When was the battle of Saratoga?

Answer 26

1777 after many colonial victories

Question 27

When was the battle of Yorktown?

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1782, considered the final battle of the Revolution

Question 28

British tried to take weapons from the colonists but Paul Revere warned them ahead of time. The minutemen ambushed the British and forced them to retreat.

Answer 28

Lexington and Concord

Question 29

General George Washington led tired soldiers across the Delaware River on Christmas and surprise attacked a German fort on the other side. Germans allied with the British and contributed to their successes

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Trenton

Question 30

British soldiers occupied the city and forced Washington and his troops to stay in makeshift tents in the forest during the coldest winter. The troops kept waiting for French aid

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Valley Forge

Question 31

British divided their military to attack three colonial forts, but had too little men and were surrounded by minutemen

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Saratoga

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British were running low on supplies so they went to the coast for backup. The French blocked the coast while the minutemen blocked land. Forced British to surrender, and Americans won

Answer 32

Yorktown

Question 33

French, British, and American delegates met to discuss the terms of ending the war. British recognized American independence and re-established borders. US took control of British land

Answer 33

Treaty of Paris of 1783

Question 34

Significance of Lexington and Concord

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Minutemen technically forced the British to retreat, which boosted colonial spirits and signaled a greater war ahead. Known as the start of the Revolution, “the shot heard round the world”

Question 35

Significance of Trenton

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Gave the colonists some necessary military supplies and renewed their dedication. Also showed Washington’s strength as a leader. Followed by other small victories which kept the colonists encouraged

Question 36

Significance of Valley Forge

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The troops kept waiting for the French troops who agreed to help fight Britain (as a result of their loss in the French and Indian War)

Question 37

Significance of Saratoga

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A turning point in the war. The colonists wanted the French as allies and they finally agreed, predicting that the colonies had a chance at winning

Question 38

Significance of Yorktown

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Forced the British to surrender and cause the colonists to win the Revolution. Newly formed United States emerged with French as one of their closest allies. Fighting was over and remaining British Generals surrendered as well

Question 39

Significance of Treaty of Paris of 1783

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US took control of British land, meaning they had Atlantic Ocean to Mississippi River and Florida border to Canadian border