Chapter 4

Question 0

One of the founders of the sons of liberty

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Samuel Adams

Question 1

Law passed by Parliament to make colonist buy a stamp to place on many items such as wills and newspapers

Answer 1

Stamp Act

Question 2

Laws passed by Parliament in 1767 that set taxes on imports to the colonies

Answer 2

Townshend Acts

Question 3

Conflict between colonists and British soldiers in which five colonist were killed

Answer 3

Boston massacre

Question 4

A network of communication set up in Massachusetts and Virginia to inform other colonies of ways that Britain threatened colonial rights

Answer 4

Committees of correspondence

Question 5

Protest against increased Tea prices in which colonists dumped British tea into Boston Harbor

Answer 5

Boston tea party

Question 6

King of England during the American Revolution

Answer 6

King George III

Question 7

A series of laws set up by Parliament to punish Massachusetts for its protests against the British

Answer 7

In tolerable acts

Question 8

Rule by the military

Answer 8

Martial law

Question 9

Civilian soldiers

Answer 9

Minutemen

Question 10

The meeting of colonial delegates that approved the Declaration of Independence

Answer 10

Second Continental Congress

Question 11

An offer of peace sent by the second Continental Congress to King George III

Answer 11

Olive branch petition

Question 12

Pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that attacked the monarchy

Answer 12

Common sense

Question 13

Main author of the Declaration of Independence

Answer 13

Thomas Jefferson

Question 14

Document that said the United States was an independent nation

Answer 14

Declaration of Independence

Question 15

Colonists who wanted independence from Britain

Answer 15

Patriots

Question 16

Colonists were loyal to Britain

Answer 16

Loyalists

Question 17

Battle one by the Americans in 1776

Answer 17

Trenton

Question 18

Battle won by the Americans in 1777

Answer 18

Saratoga

Question 19

Place where Washington’s army spent the winter of 1777–1778

Answer 19

Valley forge

Question 20

Rise in the price of goods

Answer 20

Inflation

Question 21

Selling goods that are difficult to come by for profit

Answer 21

Profiteering

Question 22

Prussian officer who helped train American soldiers

Answer 22

Fredrich von Steuben

Question 23

French noble who helped the Americans

Answer 23

Marquis de LafayettE

Question 24

British general

Answer 24

Charles Cornwallis

Question 25

Battle that gave Americans victory in the war

Answer 25

Yorktown

Question 26

Treaty that officially ended the war

Answer 26

Treaty of Paris

Question 27

A Belief in equality

Answer 27

Egalitarianism

Question 28

# Define Stamp Act

Answer 28

Law passed by Parliament to make colonist buy a stamp to place on many items such as wills and newspapers

Question 29

# Define Samuel Adams

Answer 29

One of the founders of the sons of liberty

Question 30

# Define Townshend Acts

Answer 30

Laws passed by Parliament in 1767 that set taxes on imports to the colonies

Question 31

# Define Boston massacre

Answer 31

Conflict between colonists and British soldiers in which five colonist were killed

Question 32

# Define Committees of correspondence

Answer 32

A network of communication set up in Massachusetts and Virginia to inform other colonies of ways that Britain threatened colonial rights

Question 33

# Define Boston tea party

Answer 33

Protest against increased Tea prices in which colonists dumped British tea into Boston Harbor

Question 34

# Define King George III

Answer 34

King of England during the American Revolution

Question 35

# Define In tolerable acts

Answer 35

A series of laws set up by Parliament to punish Massachusetts for its protests against the British

Question 36

# Define Martial law

Answer 36

Rule by the military

Question 37

# Define Minutemen

Answer 37

Civilian soldiers

Question 38

# Define Second Continental Congress

Answer 38

The meeting of colonial delegates that approved the Declaration of Independence

Question 39

# Define Olive branch petition

Answer 39

An offer of peace sent by the second Continental Congress to King George III

Question 40

# Define Common sense

Answer 40

Pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that attacked the monarchy

Question 41

# Define Thomas Jefferson

Answer 41

Main author of the Declaration of Independence

Question 42

# Define Declaration of Independence

Answer 42

Document that said the United States was an independent nation

Question 43

# Define Patriots

Answer 43

Colonists who wanted independence from Britain

Question 44

# Define Loyalists

Answer 44

Colonists were loyal to Britain

Question 45

# Define Trenton

Answer 45

Battle one by the Americans in 1776

Question 46

# Define Saratoga

Answer 46

Battle won by the Americans in 1777

Question 47

# Define Valley forge

Answer 47

Place where Washington's army spent the winter of 1777–1778

Question 48

# Define Inflation

Answer 48

Rise in the price of goods

Question 49

# Define Profiteering

Answer 49

Selling goods that are difficult to come by for profit

Question 50

# Define Fredrich von Steuben

Answer 50

Prussian officer who helped train American soldiers

Question 51

# Define Marquis de LafayettE

Answer 51

French noble who helped the Americans

Question 52

# Define Charles Cornwallis

Answer 52

British general

Question 53

# Define Yorktown

Answer 53

Battle that gave Americans victory in the war

Question 54

# Define Treaty of Paris

Answer 54

Treaty that officially ended the war

Question 55

# Define Egalitarianism

Answer 55

A Belief in equality

Question 56

Why did the colonies feel that Parliament had no right to text them?

Answer 56

They had no representation in the British Parliament.

Question 57

How did the colonies react to be intolerable acts?

Answer 57

They formed the first Continental Congress. They drew up the declaration of colonial rights, demanded the colonies be allowed to run their own affairs, and agreed to meet again

Question 58

How did the outcomes of Lexington and Concord differ?

Answer 58

Several Minutemen were killed in Lexington while others were injured the British suffered only one casualty the battle of Lexington lasted only 15 minutes In Concord, the British found no weapons they were ambushed by 3000 to 4000 Minutemen. The colonial soldiers killed dozens of British soldiers.

Question 59

How did King George I I I react to the Olive branch petition?

Answer 59

He rejected the Olive branch petition and issued a proclamation stating that the colonies were in rebellion.

Question 60

How did the Declaration of Independence support that notion of rebelling against Britain?

Answer 60

Jefferson used the idea that people have the right to rebel when a government threatens the rights of the people.

Question 61

Why did some colonist remained loyal to Great Britain?

Answer 61

Some remained loyal because they liked the king. Others ## Footnote felt the British would protect their rights better than the new government. Still others did not want to be punished as rebels.

Question 62

Why was the battle of Saratoga important?

Answer 62

it proved the Americans could beat the British and convinced the French to support the Americans.

Question 63

How did the war affect different groups of Americans?

Answer 63

Inflation affected all Americans. Many men left their farmsand jobs, and went off to fight. Many women took their husbands’ places on farms and in businesses. Many slaves escaped. Some fought for the Continental Army.

Question 64

How did the conditions at Valley Forge affect the American soldiers?

Answer 64

The conditions lowered the morale of the soldiers. The conditions also made them suffer.

Question 65

How did von Steuben and Lafayette help the Americans?

Answer 65

They helped to make the Continental Army an effective fighting force.

Question 66

Why did the British move much of its military operations to the south?

Answer 66

They hoped to gain Loyalist support in the South.

Question 67

What did Britain do as a result of the Treaty of Paris?

Answer 67

Britain recognized the United States as an independentnation and gave the new nation control of the land between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mississippi River.

Question 68

How were the changes to American society brought on by the American Revolution limited?

Answer 68

White males benefited most from the egalitarianism thatemerged from the revolution. Slavery persisted to oppress most African Americans, and the status of Native Americans and women was not improved.