Title: The Revolutionary Period
1The Revolutionary Period
2Who founded Jamestown?
- Virginia Company of London
3When was Jamestown founded?
4What was the first permanent English settlement
in North America?
5Where was the first permanent French settlement
in North America?
6Who founded the first permanent French settlement
in North America?
7 In what present-day country was the Quebec
settlement located?
8What was the economic basis of Frances colonial
empire in North America?
9In the 18th century what nation became
Englands chief rival for colonial territory in
North America?
10When was the French and Indian War?
11What was the French and Indian War called in
Europe?
12Who were the two chief opponents in the French
and Indian War?
13Who won the French and Indian War?
14What was the main result of the French and
Indian War?
- British drove the French out of Canada and the
territories west of the Appalachian Mountains
15What did the Proclamation of 1763 do?
- Prohibited the colonists from settling west of
the Appalachian Mountains
16What three things did the British government hope
to achieve by the Proclamation of 1763?
17- Protect the friendly Indians
- Reduce conflict between the Indians and the
colonists - Make it less expensive for the British army to
protect the West
18In order to win the war against France, what was
it necessary for the British government to do?
- British government went into debt
19What expenses did the British government have in
North America?
- The cost of troops to protect the American
colonists from Indian attacks
20What is Parliament?
- Great Britains lawmaking body
21For what two reasons did Parliament pass taxes on
the American colonies after the French and Indian
War?
- Huge war debt
- Cost of British troops to protect the American
colonists
22What was the Sugar Act?
- Tax on French molasses imported into the American
colonies
23What is another name for a customs duty?
24What is a tariff?
25Were the British customs duties the same thing as
tariffs or taxes on imports?
26What was the Stamp Act?
- A tax on newspapers and all legal documents
issued in the American colonies
27Why did the American colonists oppose both the
Sugar Act and the Stamp Act?
- Colonists believed only a colonys elected
assembly or lawmaking body could lay taxes on
that colony
28What became a popular slogan in the American
colonies?
- No taxation without representation!
29How did Parliament respond to colonial resistance
to the Stamp Act?
30What does it mean to repeal a law?
- Do away with it
- It is no longer a law.
31What is revenue?
32What were the Townshend Acts?
- British laws that placed customs duties or
tariffs on glass, paper, paint, lead, and tea
33How did the American colonists react to the
Townshend Acts?
- Opposed them
- Said Parliament had no right to tax the
colonists, because Americans had no
representation in Parliament
34Were the American colonists represented in
Parliament?
35What does a legislative body do?
36How did Parliament respond to American opposition
to the Townshend Acts?
- Repealed all the duties, except the tax on tea
37What 1770 clash between British troops and a
Boston mob resulted in the deaths of five
colonists?
38What law gave a monopoly over the American tea
trade to the financially struggling British East
Indian Company?
39Why did Parliament pass the Tea Act?
- Hoped American tea sales would save the East
India Company from bankruptcy
40Why did the American colonists oppose the Tea Act?
- Thought it was a British attempt to trick the
colonists into paying the Townshend tax on tea
41At what event did Bostonians dress up like
Indians and throw East India Company tea into
Boston Harbor?
42How did Parliament respond to the Boston Tea
Party?
- Passed laws to punish the people of Boston and
the colony of Massachusetts
43To what meeting did all the 13 colonies, except
Georgia, send delegates to discuss the actions
of the British government?
- First Continental Congress
44Why was the First Continental Congress important?
- It was the first time most of the colonies had
acted together.
45What were the members of New Englands militia
called?
46Where did the Revolutionary War begin?
- Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts
47When did the Revolutionary War begin?
48Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
49When did the Continental Congress adopt the
Declaration of Independence?
50What did the Declaration of Independence do?
- Declared the 13 American colonies to be
independent from Great Britain
51Into what 3 groups did the American colonists
divide during the American Revolution?
- Patriots
- Tories or Loyalists
- Neutrals
52What group of Americans believed in complete
independence from England?
53Who was Patrick Henry and what did he say in his
famous speech?
- Patriot leader from Virginia
- Give me liberty or give me death!
54Which army was the Continental Army?
55Which group of colonists provided the soldiers
for the Continental Army?
56What was another name for the Loyalists?
57To whom did the Tories remain loyal during the
Revolutionary War?
58Give 2 reasons why the Tories remained loyal to
Great Britain.
59- Close cultural and economic ties
- American colonists should be willing to pay taxes
to help pay the cost of British troops, who were
protecting the Americans from Indian attack.
60Why did the Americans win the war for
independence?
- British government grew tired of the war soon
after the French agreed to help the Americans
61What battle was the military turning point of the
Revolutionary War?
62What happened at the Battle of Saratoga?
- Americans defeated a major British army at
Saratoga, New York.
63What American negotiated a treaty of alliance
with France in 1778?
64What does one call a formal agreement between
two or more countries?
65What does one call a treaty of friendship between
two or more countries?
66What does one call one nations dealings with
foreign countries?
67What action did France take against Great Britain
in 1778?
68How did the British peoples attitude towards the
Revolutionary War change, as the war dragged on?
- The war lost popular support in Great Britain.
69Why was George Washington a good
commander-in-chief of the Continental Army?
70- Avoided any situation that threatened the
destruction of the American army - Kept the army together, when it looked like it
faced defeat early in the war
71What nation gave the United States the most help
in winning independence from Great Britain?
72What happened at the Battle of Yorktown?
- Americans under Washington and the French under
Lafayette defeated the British army under Lord
Cornwallis
73What two factors contributed to the American
victory in the Revolutionary War?
- Diplomatic factors
- Military factors