Chapter 3 Flashcards
British troops were sent to Lexington and Concord in April 1775 to arrest John Hancock and Samuel Adams and to confiscate
Hidden arms and ammunition
(+ or o) committees of correspondence were set up to communicate colonist grievances to king George’s garment in London
O
The command and chief of all British troops in the colonies, who was made governor of Massachusetts, by King George III was
Thomas Gage
The hated British law, which required the colonist to buy special paper for all licenses, newspapers, pamphlet,all legal documents, and even playing cards is known as the
Stamp act 
Joseph Warren chose whom to send the warning that the British troops are on the way to Lexington and Concord 
Paul Revere
The practice the colonist use when they refuse to purchase goods produced by the English, was known as
A boycott
Great Britain desperately needed tax money to pay for
The French and Indian war
(+ or o) the only law, the British pass that the colonist like was the Quebec act
O
The first person to be killed at the Boston massacre was
Crispus Attucks
The first shots of the American Revolution were fired on April 19, 1775 at
Lexington and Concord
(+ or o) during the American revolution guns were actually fired with a mechanism that utilize a piece of stone
+
(+ or o) Following the American revolution, women had far more rights than they had previously
O
(+ or o) with the signing of the treaty of Paris, all European nations recognized the independent nation of the United States
+
After the American Revolution a new sense of egalitarianism , a belief in the equality of all people emerged, however, it applied only to
White men
The treaty of Paris at the boundaries of the United States. It’s just from the Atlantic ocean to the
Mississippi river 
Which of the following was not an American peace negotiator of the treaty of Paris
George Washington
The American revolution for the most part ended with the battle of
Yorktown
Which of the following was true of many African-Americans during the early battles of the American revolution in the south
Many African-Americans continuously harassed British forces in North Carolina, forcing them to retreat further south
The pression officer, who helped Washington by teaching the troops military field maneuvers was
Friedrich von Steuben
How did the French help the colonies during the American revolution?
They gun powder, artillery, muskets, and troops to fight the British
The British commander in the American south was
Charles Cornwallis
How did American society change after the revolution?
There was a rise in the belief, that ability and effort defined one’s worth 
Which European nation impressed with the colonist victory at Saratoga, signed two treaties of Americans, one that recognized the U.S as a nation and another one that promised military support
France 
Of the following, which was a result of the treaty of Paris
The United States was recognized as a fully independent nation 
