The War for Independence (ch.4)

Question 1

Stamp Act

Answer 1

required colonists to purchase special stamped paper for every legal document, license, newspaper, pamphlet, and almanac.

Question 2

Boycott

Answer 2

to abstain from buying or using something

Question 3

Boston Massacre

Answer 3

a British attack on defenseless citizens of a mob

Question 4

Olive Branch Petition

Answer 4

sent to the King by Congress hoping to return to the “former harmony” between the colonies and Britain

Question 5

George Washington

Answer 5

Led the continental army during revolutionary war, first president of the US

Question 6

Thomas Jefferson

Answer 6

chosen to express comittee’s points for the declaration of independence

Question 7

Common Sense

Answer 7

Thomas Paine attacked King George III

Question 8

Declaration of Independence

Answer 8

written by Thomas Jefferson, adopted on July 4th, 1776

Question 9

Saratoga

Answer 9

American troops surround Burgoyne, forcing him to surrender. dramatically changed Britain’s war strategy

Question 10

Valley Forge

Answer 10

Continental Army’s camp during the winter of ‘77-‘78– lowpoint for Washington and his troops

Question 11

Yorktown

Answer 11

Ended American Revolution as the site of British surrender

Question 12

What methods did the colonists use to protest actions by the British Parliament prior to the Revolutionary War?

Answer 12

mob threats, protested, widespread boycotts, Boston Tea Party

Question 13

What did Jefferson mean, and not mean, by the phrase “all men are created equal”?

Answer 13

That free citizens were political equals, but not the same abilities of ought to have equal wealth, and didnt include women, Native Americans, or African-American slaves

Question 14

Significance of the Battle of Trenton

Answer 14

Turning point for Washington and his troops with a much needed victory with the surprise attack on the Hessians.