The American Revolution

Question 1

French and Indian War - 1763

Answer 1

British vs French for control of North America. By 1763, the British defeat the French. French win.

Question 2

Stamp Act - 1765

Answer 2

The first tax on the colonist. Caused an uproar in the colonies, created beginnings of a resistance movement. Sons of Liberty and Stamp Act repealed by Parliament.

Question 3

Boston Massacre - March 5, 1770

Answer 3

Five Colonist were killed by British soldiers. Paul Revere and Sam Adams used propaganda to inflame the colonists.

Question 4

First Shot of the Revolution - April 19, 1775

Answer 4

The British began to march towards Lexington and Concord. April 19, 1775, shots were fired at Lexington. This became known as the “Shot Heard Round The World”

Question 5

Second Continental Congress - May, 1775

Answer 5

May, 1775, Congress met in Philadelphia, They selected a commander of the army, managed the war effort, and acted as the Government.

Question 6

Common sense - January, 1775

Answer 6

Written by Thomas Paine, January, 1775. Favored separation from Britain. Wanted to create a egalitarian society. Sold 500,000 copies in less than a year. Used simple language and emotionally powerful,

Question 7

Declaration of independence - July, 1776

Answer 7

Written by Thomas Jefferson. People have the right to abolish their government. The ideas expressed in the Declaration, and the results of the Revolution, will forever change the world.

Question 8

Bunker Hill - June, 1775

Answer 8

First major battle of the war. Under General William Howe the British eventually took the hill, but suffered 1,050 casualties. Colonial Casualty total was 450.

Question 9

Battle of Saratoga - Sept 19 and Oct 7, 1777

Answer 9

Considered a turning point in the war. British led by John Burgoyne, are surrounded and forced to surrender on Oct 17, 1777.

Question 10

Battle of Yorktown - 1781

Answer 10

Washington began a siege of Yorktown, and soon attack. Oct 19, 1781, General Cornwallis surrendered ending the war.

Question 11

Treaty of Paris - 1783

Answer 11

Great Britain officially recognized American independence; war officially ended. U.S. boundary extended north to Canada, South to Florida, and West to the Mississippi River.

Question 12

Patriots

Answer 12

Colonist who supported American independence

Question 13

Loyalists

Answer 13

Colonist who supported the British government

Question 14

Treaty of Alliance

Answer 14

Treaty between Americans and French

Question 15

Minute Men

Answer 15

Patriot civilian soldiers, pledged to be ready to fight at a minutes notice.

Question 16

King George III

Answer 16

King during the war

Question 17

Events in chronological order (13 events)

Answer 17

• French and Indian War
• Sugar Act 1764
• Stamp Act 1765
• Boston Massacre 1770
• Tea Act 1773/1774
• First Continental Congress 1774
• Shots fired at Lexington and Concord 1775
• Common Sense Pamphlet 1775
• Declaration of Independence 1776
• Bunker Hill 1776
• Battle of Saratoga 1777
• Battle of Yorktown 1781
• Treaty of Paris 1783

Question 18

Sons of liberty

Answer 18

Sons of Liberty harassed tax collectors and organized boycotts of British goods.