S.s revision mp 3 first test 7th

Question 1

What was Great Britain left with?
Who did the British expect to help them with the debt and with what?

Answer 1

Great Britain won the war but was left with a lot of debt, which they expected.
the colonists to help pay.

Question 2

Proclamation of 1763:

Answer 2

ordered colonists not to settle west of the Appalachian.
Mountains.

Question 3

Taxation without Representation:

Answer 3

forcing people to pay taxes when they have no say in
making the law that created the tax.

Question 4

Stamp Act:

Answer 4

A law passed by Parliament (the lawmaking part of the British government),
forging colonists to pay a tax on all printed papers (pamphlets, licenses, newspapers,
playing cards, etc.)

Question 5

Quartering Act:

Answer 5

A law that forced colonists to allow British soldiers to stay in their
homes, and provide them with supplies needed.

Question 6

Boston Massacre:

Answer 6

a disagreement between a group of colonists and British soldiers led
to colonists throwing ice and snow at the soldiers. The soldiers fired into the angry
crowd, killing 5 colonists.

Question 7

Tea Act
How did colonists protest against this?

Answer 7

forced colonists to only buy tea from the British East India Tea Company.
 Many colonists decided to boycott (protest by refusing to buy) British goods that
were taxed.

Question 8

Boston Tea Party:

Answer 8

In protest of the Tea Act, the Sons of Liberty (a group of colonists
who met to talk and act against the taxes) dressed up as Mohawk Indians and dumped.
tea into the Boston Harbor.

Question 9

Intolerable Acts:

Answer 9

(also called the Coercive Acts) a series of laws passed by Parliament to
punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party.

Question 10

Loyalist:

Answer 10

wanted to remain loyal to the King.

Question 11

Patriot:

Answer 11

colonists who opposed independence and wanted the colonies to remain under
the control of the King and Great Britain.

Question 12

Benjamin Franklin:

Answer 12

a famous patriot, who was an inventor from Pennsylvania
who represented the colonies in Britain and tried to get colonists more fair
treatment.

Question 13

Common Sense:

Answer 13

a booklet written by Thomas Paine that convinced many colonists to
declare Independence.

Question 14

The Second Continental Congress

Answer 14

met and chose George Washington to be the leader
of the Continental Army. They also appointed a committee of 5 men to write a
Declaration of Independence.

Question 15

Who was the Declaration of Independence written by and why was it written?

Answer 15

The Declaration of Independence was a document first drafted by Thomas Jefferson. It
declared freedom (another word for freedom is liberty) from Great Britain. The

document said that all men are created equal, and explained why the colonists
deserved to free themselves from British rule.

Question 16

When was the decerlation of independce signed?

Answer 16

The Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4, 1776 (we celebrate this date
each year as Independence Day)

Question 17

Revolution:

Answer 17

overthrowing one government and replacing it with another.

Question 18

Who was the continental army led by?
Who was it made up of?
What are minute men?
What tactics did they use?
What war did they fight?
What tactics did they use to frighten and discourage the British?
What were the advantages of the continental army?

Answer 18

Led by General George Washington.
o Made up of volunteers (mostly farmers, merchants, and workers)
o Minute Men (ready to fight at a minute’s notice)
o Used “hit and run” tactics.
o Fought a defensive war.
o Used Guerilla tactics to frighten and discourage the British.
o More determined to win, and were more familiar with the land.

Question 19

What did the British army include of?
What was their preference of fighting?
What were the advantage of the British army?
What were the disadvantages?

Answer 19

Included British, Native Americans, Loyalists, and mercenaries.
o Preferred to fight face to face.
o Larger, professional army.
o Far from home, and not as motivated to win.

Question 20

What was Paul Revere known for?

Answer 20

He’s known for making a famous ride to warn the colonists that the British
were coming before these battles.

Question 21

Who won the First battle (was at Lexington)?

Answer 21

(British victory)

Question 22

Who won the Second battle (at Concord)?

Answer 22

(colonist victory)

Question 23

Battle of Saratoga:

Answer 23

Turning point of the War.

Question 24

Valley Forge:

Answer 24

this was the point where the colonists were closest to defeat.
Many died from the freezing conditions and disease.

Question 25

Battle of Yorktown:

Answer 25

last major battle of the Revolutionary War.

Question 26

Treaty of Paris:

Answer 26

ended the Revolutionary War and recognized the United States
as a new country.

Question 27

Treaty:

Answer 27

a formal agreement between two or more countries.