American Revolution

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American Revolution
2
How many colonies did England establish on
mainland North America?

• Thirteen

3
What country founded a permanent settlement at
Quebec?

• France

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Who founded a permanent settlement at Quebec?

• Samuel de Champlain

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What was the economic basis of the French colony
at Quebec?

• Fur-trading

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What province was the heart of Frances colonial
empire in North America?

• Quebec

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What two nations became colonial rivals in North
America?

• England
• France

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What two countries fought against each other in
the French and Indian War?

• England
• France

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What was the French and Indian War called in
Europe?

• The Seven Years War

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Who won the French and Indian War?

• England

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What territory did England gain from France as a
result of the French and Indian War?

• Canada
• Territory west of the Appalachian Mountains

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What did the Proclamation of 1763 do?

• Forbid American colonists to move west of the
  Appalachian Mountains

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Who issued the Proclamation of 1763?

• The British government
• or King George III

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What 3 results did the British government intend
for the Proclamation of 1763?

• Protect friendly Indians
• Reduce conflict between Americans colonists and
  the Indians
• Reduce the cost of the British army to protect
  the land west of the Appalachians

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• What Indian leader led a rebellion against
  British rule in the Great Lakes region?
• Pontiac

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What effect did the French and Indian War have on
the finances of the British government?

• British government went greatly in debt.

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According to the British govt., why did it
station British troops in North America after the
French and Indian War?

• To protect the American colonists

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What is the name of Great Britains lawmaking
body?

• Parliament

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What is a tariff?

• A tax on imports

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What is another name for a tariff?

• Customs Duty

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What was the Sugar Act?

• Placed a tax on French molasses imported into the
  American colonies

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What was the Stamp Act?

• Taxed newspapers and all legal documents in the
  American colonies

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What was the American attitude toward the Sugar
Act and the Stamp Act?

• Opposed them

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Who did the American colonists believe had the
power to tax them?

• Only their elected assemblies

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What became a popular slogan in the American
colonies?

• No taxation without representation.

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What did Parliament do after the Americans
opposed the Stamp Act?

• Repealed it

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Why did Parliament tax the American colonies
after the French and Indian War?

• British govt. greatly in debt
• To pay the cost of British troops stationed in
  North America

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What is revenue?

• Tax Money

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Identify the Townshend Acts.

• Placed import taxes on paint, paper, lead, glass,
  and tea

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How did Parliament respond to American opposition
to the Townshend Acts?

• Repealed all the Townshend duties, except the tax
  on tea

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What happened in the Boston Massacre?

• British soldiers in Boston fired on anti-British
  demonstrators
• 5 American colonists were killed

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Identify the Tea Act.

• Law passed by Parliament
• Gave the British East India Company a monopoly
  over the American tea trade

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What is a monopoly?

• Complete Control
• Absence of Competition
• No Competition

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What happened at the Boston Tea Party?
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• Protested the Tea Act
• Americans disguised themselves as Indians
• Boarded ships owned by British East India Company
• Threw the Tea into Boston Harbor

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Who met at the First Continental Congress?

• Delegates from all thirteen colonies

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Why was the First Continental Congress important?

• Met to discuss opposition to British policies
• First time all 13 colonies acted together

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Where did the Revolutionary War begin?

• Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts

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Who were the Minutemen?

• Members of New Englands militia

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Who wrote Common Sense?

• Thomas Paine

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What did Common Sense say?

• Challenged the rule of the American colonies by
  the King of England

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When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

• July 4, 1776

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When did the American colonies declare their
independence?

• July 4, 1776

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Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Jefferson

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Who was John Locke?

• English Enlightenment political philosopher
• Lockes ideas influenced Thomas Jefferson

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Who wrote that government should protect Life,
Liberty, and Property?

• John Locke

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Who wrote that all men have the right to Life,
Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness?

• Thomas Jefferson

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Whose ideas did Thomas Jefferson borrow when he
wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• John Locke
• Thomas Paine

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Into what 3 groups did Americans divide during
the American Revolution?

• Patriots
• Loyalists or Tories
• Neutrals

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Identify the Patriots.

• Wanted independence from England

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Identify the Tories.

• Wanted to remain Loyal to England

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What Patriot said, Give me liberty, or give me
death!

• Patrick Henry

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Who was the commander-in -chief of the American
or Continental Army?

• George Washington

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• The Battles of Trenton and Princeton were
  important victories for the Americans because
• they boosted Patriot morale

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Which group of Americans provided the troops for
the Continental Army?

• Patriots

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What 2 types of factors contributed to the
American victory in the Revolution?

• Diplomatic
• Military

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What country helped the Americans win their
independence from England?

• France

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What was the military turning point of the
Revolution?

• The Battle of Saratoga

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What two nations signed the Treaty of Alliance in
1778?

• The United States
• France

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What American negotiated the Treaty of Alliance
with France in 1778?

• Benjamin Franklin

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Where did the American Revolution end?

• Yorktown, Virginia

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What happened at the Battle of Yorktown?

• The Americans and the French defeated the British

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What battle ended the military phase of the
Revolution and firmly established the
independence of the United States?

• The Battle of Yorktown