U.S. Revolution

Question 0

Who thought of taxing the colonists?

Answer 0

George Grenville

Question 1

The 6 causes of the revolution

Answer 1

The proclamation of 1763
The stamp act of 1765
The Townshend acts 1765
The Boston massacre 1770
The Boston tea party 1773
The intolerable acts 1774

Question 2

Why tax?

Answer 2

Britain needed money after the French and Indian war.

Question 3

Parliment

Answer 3

Britain’s law making assembly

Question 4

One of the 1st to speak out against the stamp act

Answer 4

Patrick Henry

Question 5

Sam Adams

Answer 5

Organized sons of liberty

Question 6

Repealed stamp act in

Answer 6

1766

Question 7

Daughters of liberty

Answer 7

And other women would make their own cloth

Question 8

700 British soldiers began their march from Boston on

Answer 8

April 18,1775

Question 9

Patriot militias had been storing _ in concord.

Answer 9

Weapons

Question 10

William Dawes

Answer 10

Talked his way past British guards at Boston neck, and spread the warning

Question 11

John Parker

Answer 11

Captain of the Lexington minutemen

Question 12

British won

Answer 12

The battle of Lexington

Question 13

The shot heard round the world

Answer 13

Lexington

Question 14

The women of concord

Answer 14

Helped hide the towns military supplies in barns and fields all over town

Question 15

Retreat from

Answer 15

Concord to boston

Question 16

British lieutenant

Answer 16

John barker

Question 17

After a days fight

Answer 17

About 250 British soldiers had either been killed or wounded, about 50 patriots killed and 40 wounded

Question 18

It took __________ tries for the British to capture breeds hill

Answer 18

3

Question 19

After the battle of bunker hill more than __________ British soldiers were killed or wounded

Answer 19

1000

Question 20

About _________ patriots were killed or wounded after the battle of bunker hill

Answer 20

400

Question 21

No taxation without representation

Answer 21

You cannot tax us from across an ocean

Question 22

Declaration of independence risky choice

Answer 22

U be considered a traitor if we didn’t win

Question 23

Cause and effect taxing

Answer 23

I need $from French and Indian war heck no lead to war death and other

Question 24

Effects of tax

Answer 24

Death war protests

Question 25

When did the continental congres meet 1st and 2nd purpose

Answer 25

September 1774 spring 1775 make decisions like our gov

Question 26

DOI purpose author what was stated

Answer 26

Freedom from Brit Thomas Jefferson these united colonies are and out of right ought to be free and independent states

Question 27

Battle of bunker hill date

Answer 27

June 17 battle June 16 make fort 1775

Question 28

Olive branch petition

Answer 28

George wouldn't look at it war could be avoided

Question 29

Commities of correspondence

Answer 29

Writing letters delivered on express riders

Question 30

Thomas Paine

Answer 30

Wrote common sense in 1776 suggested DOI

Question 31

Brit retreat from Boston

Answer 31

April 18, 1775

Question 32

Ethan Allen

Answer 32

Patriot captured fort Ticonderoga

Question 33

Winter at valley forge

Answer 33

Low point short on food and clothes sick

Question 34

Nathan hale

Answer 34

Spy for Washington a teacher 21 captured and said famous words

Question 35

Battle of Saratoga

Answer 35

Started late September ended October 17, 1777

Question 36

African Americans

Answer 36

Persuaded to go to each side no slavery loalists freedom for all patriots and spie

Question 37

Mary Ludwig hays

Answer 37

Molly pitcher

Question 38

Phillis Wheatley

Answer 38

Poet support revolution oppose slavery

Question 39

Von Steuben

Answer 39

Americans professional army

Question 40

Marquis de Lafayette

Answer 40

Soldier French joined Washingtons army valley forge

Question 41

George Rogers Clark

Answer 41

His army marched through flooded swamp lands surprised Brit captured fort Vincennes

Question 42

John Paul jones

Answer 42

Volunteered when navy had 4 ships in 1775 and in 1779 attacked Brit ship never surrendered when resources were bad won the ship

Question 43

Battle Yorktown date

Answer 43

October 19, 1781

Question 44

Treaty of Paris

Answer 44

Signed 1783 by Ben Franklin John Adams John jay great Brit recognized the USA one independent nation

Question 45

Sam Prescott

Answer 45

Joined Dawes and revere to spread warning a doctor young

Question 46

Charles Cornwallis

Answer 46

His army chased the continental back and forth through North and South Carolina surrendered his entire army to George Washington at the battle of Yorktown