The American Revolution

Question 1

What was the cause of the French and Indian War?

Answer 1

France and England fought over land and control of trade with Native Americans.

Question 2

When did the French and Indian war happen?

Answer 2

From 1754 to 1763.

Question 3

What were some of the advantages and disadvantages of Britain?

Answer 3

Advantages: Large population, organized militia, and a strong navy.
Disadvantages: No Native American allies.

Question 4

What were some of the advantages and disadvantages of France?

Answer 4

Advantages: strong alliances with Native Americans.
Disadvantages: small population, few troops in Canada.

Question 5

When was the Treaty of Paris signed?

Answer 5

1763

Question 6

When did the war end?

Answer 6

The war ended when England and France signed a peace treaty in Paris.

Question 7

What did Britain gain from the Treaty of Paris?

Answer 7

All land from the Atlantic to the Mississippi River.

Question 8

What did France gain and lose from the Treaty of Paris?

Answer 8

France lost Louisiana to Spain, but they kept Haiti and a couple of islands and the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

Question 9

What other terms did the Treaty have?

Answer 9

The American colonists were forbidden to cross the Appalachian mountains.

Question 10

What happened because of the Proclamation of 1763?

Answer 10

• It created tension between Britain and the colonies because Britain had placed additional taxes on the colonists to pay for defending the 13 Colonies.
• Native Americans traded with the British and the colonies yet regarded both as enemies.
• The colonists migrated across the Appalachian mountains.

Question 11

Results of the War

Answer 11

• The British acquired more land, became a worldwide superpower, and grew resentful of the colonies.

Question 12

Explain the problem with the British Parliament.

Answer 12

Members of Parliament believed that they represented every subject, including the colonists.
The colonists saw themselves as equal members of the British political body.

Question 13

Why were the colonists against Parliament trying to tax them?

Answer 13

They were against because colonists believed only their elected officials had that right.

Question 14

What was The Sugar Act?

Answer 14

Taxes on foreign molassess.

Question 15

What was The Quartering Act?

Answer 15

Required the colonists to provide housing and supplies for British troops.

Question 16

What was The Stamp Act?

Answer 16

Required colonists to pay taxes on almost all printed materials.

Question 17

What is Taxation without Representation?

Answer 17

The colonists argued that they had no representation in Parliament. So Parliament had no right to tax them.

Question 18

What were the three forms colonists took to resist taxation?

Answer 18

• Intellectual protests.
• Economic boycots.
• Violent intimidation.

Question 19

What did colonial leaders do to persuade colonists to defy the new taxes?

Answer 19

They wrote panflets, drafted resolutions and gave speeches.

Question 20

What were the ideas of Enlightenment?

Answer 20

*All people have natural rights, such as the right to life, liberty, and property.

Question 21

What were the Townshend Acts?

Answer 21

The placing of new import duties on everyday items such as glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea.

Question 22

What was the Boston Massacre?

Answer 22

The Boston Massacre was a deadly riot between patriots and loyalists to protest taxes.

Question 23

When did the Boston Massacre take place?

Answer 23

1770

Question 24

What was the Boston Tea Party?

Answer 24

A resistance movement to the Tea Acts and Intolerable Acts. 342 chests of tea were dumped into the water.

Question 25

What was the Continental Congress?

Answer 25

A meeting between representatives from all colonies to discuss how they should respond to the Intolerable Acts.

Question 26

What marked the start of the Revolutionary War?

Answer 26

The Battle of Lexington and Concord.

Question 27

What was the 2nd Continental Congress and what did they do?

Answer 27

It was a meeting with the delegates from all colonies. They created a Continental Army, elected George Washington as Commander in Chief and sent the olive branch petition to King George III.

Question 28

What were 3 important decisions of the colonists?

Answer 28

1. Colonists declared independence from Britain in 1776.
2. They chose a Republican model for their new government.
3. The 13 colonies formed a Confederation and agreed to form a new nation.

Question 29

Who were the loyalist?

Answer 29

Colonists that were loyal to the British and the King.

Question 30

Who were the Patriots?

Answer 30

Colonists who rejected British rule and supported independence.

Question 31

What was the book Common Sense about?

Answer 31

It was a book that argued for independence for the colonies and the creation of a Democratic Republic.

Question 32

What was the Declaration of Independence?

Answer 32

It was a document that announced the separation of the colonies from Great Britain. It summarized all of the colonies motivations for independence.

Question 33

Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?

Answer 33

Thomas Jefferson.

Question 34

Strengths of the British

Answer 34

• Produced more ships and weapons
• Had an established government.
• Had well trained troops.

Question 35

Strengths of the Patriots

Answer 35

• Advance knowledge of the land and geography
• Highly motivated to win
• Had leadership of George Washington.

Question 36

Battle of Bunker Hill

Answer 36

*It was the first major battle of the American Revolution.
* The patriots gained courage and confidence to fight the British.

Question 37

What battle helped persuade the French to provide military service to the Americans?

Answer 37

Battle of Saratoga.

Question 38

What happened at Valley Forge?

Answer 38

Washington’s armies had a harsh winter with a shortage of supplies and food.

Question 39

Who trained the Continental Army to become a professional force?

Answer 39

Prussian soldier Baron Von Steuben.

Question 40

When and where did the Americans defeat the British?

Answer 40

Battle of Yorktown, 1781

Question 41

Who surrendered his army of 1800 after they were trapped by land and sea?

Answer 41

British Army General Charles Cornwallis.

Question 42

When was the Treaty of Paris signed? What did it achieve?

Answer 42

1783. It ended the American Revolution.

Question 43

What did America gain from the Treaty of Paris?

Answer 43

• Full independence
• All territory east of the Mississippi river between Canada and Florida
• The removal of the British Army from US claims in America.