The Revolutions- American War Of Independence

Question 1

Name two revolutions

Answer 1

The American war of independence and the French Revolution

Question 2

Name a rebellion

Answer 2

The 1798 rebellion

Question 3

Name three countries that evolutionary moments grew up in during the 18 century

Answer 3

America, which was ruled by the British Empire.

France, which was ruled by King Louis XVI.

Ireland which is controlled by Britain

Question 4

Act

Answer 4

Another name for a law.

Question 5

Colony

Answer 5

A territory controlled by another country that is usually far away

Question 6

Congress

Answer 6

The American name for parliament.

Question 7

Constitution

Answer 7

A document that sets out how a country is run.

Question 8

Convention

Answer 8

Name of the French parliament during the Reign of Terror

Question 9

Duties

Answer 9

Taxes on imported goods that make them more expensive.

Question 10

Loyalist

Answer 10

A supporter of the British government. Most Protestants were loyalists although a large
number of Catholics supported the government as well.

Question 11

Middle class

Answer 11

People such as businesspeople, lawyers and doctors belong to this class

Question 12

Radical

Answer 12

A person who agreed with the ideals of the French

Revolution.

Question 13

Rebellion

Answer 13

An organised attempt to overthrow a ruler or

government

Question 14

Republicanism

Answer 14

It involved the use of violence to end British rule in

Ireland.

Question 15

Revolution

Answer 15

The overthrow of a government

Question 16

Sans-culottes

Answer 16

The name given to poor men who wore long
trousers instead of kneebreeches which
were worn by the wealthy

Question 17

what was life like in the british colonies of america

Answer 17

back in 1765 britain ruled the east coast of america where there was thirteen colonies.
in 1607 the british had found their first colony. they called it virginia. over the next 100 years more colonies were made up.

some colonies were made by people looking gor religioud freedom

new york and delaware were originally dutch colonies but they become british after the war

most people who settled in the colonies came from ireland,britain, or germany

the irish settlers were mainly protestants from ulster.they were the descendents from the planters

Question 18

what did britain name their first colony and when

Answer 18

virginia

1607

Question 19

name and descibe the rwo groups that were treated the worst

Answer 19

slaves-they made up about one-fifth of the population-about 500,000 people.they were mainly found in the south working on large farms called plantations

native americans-they lost their land as more settlers arrived from europe.they were often attacked by the settlers and were feared and hated by the americans

Question 20

how were the colonies governed

Answer 20

each colony elected assembly and a governor appointed by the king

Question 21

what was the seven years war

Answer 21

it was when the americans defeated the french,the native americans

it was when canada was captured from the french

Question 22

what were he causes of the causes of the war of independence

Answer 22

the stamp act
the boston massacre
the boston tea party
the first continental congress
the battle of lexington

Question 23

what is the stamp act, why did it happen,what was the reaction to it

Answer 23

the war against the french had been very expensive.the british had to keep more troops in america to protect the land they conquered.they wanted america to pay some of that cost.they decided to tax the americans

the british introduces the stamp act. this brought in a tax on official documents such as wills.

the stamp act congress was set up to fight the tax. it contained members from most of the colonies.often tax collectors were attacked and forced to give up their jobs

Question 24

what was the slogan for the stamp act

Answer 24

no taxation without representation

Question 25

what is the townshend acts

Answer 25

the new taxes introduced from the stamp act these were duties or taxes on goods such as glass and tea that were imported into america

Question 26

what was the centre of smuggling

Answer 26

boston

Question 27

what is the boston massacre

Answer 27

the soldiers opened fire and killed five ,people.this outraged the americans who called it the boston massacre

Question 28

what happened before the boston massacre took place

Answer 28

the british introduced the townshend acts. the british reacted by refusing to buy british products. on port that was the center of the smuggling of goods is boston.

Question 29

what are patriots

Answer 29

they are people who felt that it would be better if america handles her owns affairs

Question 30

what is the boston tea party

Answer 30

the government decided to cheap tea be sold. the british hoped to cut-price tea would tempt the americans.there was one problem-the tea was still taxed

the plan backfires.the americans were annoyed that the british government were still trying to tax them. when the ships carrying tea arrived at the port of boston the patriots acted.men dressed as native americans boarded the ship and threw it overboard.

Question 31

what are intolerable acts

Answer 31

these are the laws passed against boston

Question 32

what is the first continental congress

Answer 32

americans were worried by the british actions. they called the acts passes against the intolerable acts. they felt that they had to work together to protect their families. representatives from the twelve of the thirteen colonies in philadelphia. the meeting was called the first continental congress. it called on americans not to buy british goods until the intolerable acts removed.

Question 33

why was the reason the first continental congress important

Answer 33

it showed that the colonies could act together against the british government

Question 34

what is the battle of lexington

Answer 34

the colonies had a long tradition of militias.around boston militias were being prepared against the british. they were called minutemen.

general gage was worried by the activities of the militias. he heard that they were storing supplies in a place called a concord

on the night 18 april 1775, he sent troops to concord.spies found out about his plans and warned minutemen. at tSans-culottes
The name given to poor men who wore long
trousers instead of kneebreeches which
were worn by the wealthy village lexington shots were fired.there was further battle at concord and the british troops went back to boston. the following day the port of boston was surrounded the patriots. the american war of independence had begun

Question 35

what are militias

Answer 35

groups of volunteer soldiers

Question 36

what was the event that begun the war of independence

Answer 36

the battle of lexington

Question 37

why did the british expect to win

Answer 37

they did not think that the americans made good soldiers

the british had a powerful navy and army

the american people were divided. a majority of the people were patriots but still a quarter of the population were loyal to the king

Question 38

what were the people loyal to the british king called

Answer 38

tories or loyalists

Question 39

who is george washington

Answer 39

he is a major factor in america’s success in the war

he was a wealthy farmer from virginia. he had served the british army against the french. he opposed to the british and attended the first continental congress in 1774

at the second continental congress he was elected as the commander-in-chief of the american army

Question 40

when did the second continental congress take place and what happened

Answer 40

it took place in 1775. at the meeting they chose george washington as the commander-in-chief of the american army

Question 41

give a reason why the americans began to look for independence

Answer 41

a reason why is the pamphlet called ‘common sense’ written by Thomas Paine

Question 42

what did thomas paine do to fule the revolution

Answer 42

he wrote a pamphlet called ‘common sense’

Question 43

what did thomas jefferson write

Answer 43

declaration of independence

Question 44

when was the declaration of independence passed and by who

Answer 44

congress passed the it in the 4 of july 1776

Question 45

what happened at long island

Answer 45

it was the biggest battle of the war the british forced washington to leave

Question 46

what was the result of the pamphlet

Answer 46

the congress decided to declare independence from britain

Question 47

what happened on christmas day 1776

Answer 47

washington and his troops crossed the river delaware and launched a attack on british troops at trenton, new jersey.the british troops were celebrating christmas and the attack took them for a surprise

Question 48

what was the turning point of the war

Answer 48

the victory of saratoga was the turning point of the war. the americans were led by general gates, forced the british army to surrender

Question 49

why was the french help very important

Answer 49

the french navy could challenge the british navy of f the coast of america

french soldiers were discipline and trained

the british were forced to pull troops out of america to defend their colonies in the caribbean from the french attack. this weakened the british army in america

Question 50

why did america win

Answer 50

the leadership of george washington

military help from the french

distance from other colonies from britain-nearly 5,000 kilometres

Question 51

describe the battle of yorktown

Answer 51

the british sent troops to the south where they believed there was a large number of loyalists who would fight for them,

led by general cornwallis they took the city of charleston in 1789 and captured over 5,000 american soldiers

after a number of battles cornwallis led his troops to virginia. he found himself trapped by washington.the french fleet prevented help reaching cornwallis.outnumbered he surrendered in october 1781.the americans won

Question 52

when did the british surrender

Answer 52

october 1781

Question 53

when did negotiations begin

Answer 53

in france 1782

Question 54

what was the treaty of paris

Answer 54

under the treaty of paris the british had to recognise the independence of the USA

Question 55

who were the americans leg by juring the treaty of paris

Answer 55

benjamin franklin

Question 56

how did america think the best way to run their country

Answer 56

america would be a republic

each state would have a lot of control over business and education

major issues such as foreign relations,money and war would be decided by the central government in the capital.

Question 57

what is it called when major issues are handles by a central government

Answer 57

this called the federal system

Question 58

who was the first president of the united states and when

Answer 58

george washington in 1789

Question 59

what were the consequences of the war of independence

Answer 59

teh americans had defeated a migthy empire and this inspired other people to do teh same

the american constitution was the first time that the rules of a governed country had been written down

america was a democracy where the government was elected by the public.the ideas was brought back to europe.returning troops wanted to introduce them to france.

the cost of helping america was huge and left france with no money