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| What war involving the colonies was before the American Revolution? | The French and Indian War |
| What upset the colonists most after the French and Indian War? | Taxation without representation and Proclamation of 1763 restricted western movement. |
| What was England’s reason for taxation? | Pay for French and Indian War and maintain English troops in the colonies. |
| Who was the most influential colonial philosopher? | John Locke |
| What were John Locke’s two most important ideas? | People have natural rights to life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness and government is created to protect the rights of people. |
| What were the four key philosophies written in the Declaration of Independence? | People have certain unalienable rights such as life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness. People establish government to protect those rights. Government gets its power from the people.People have a right and duty to change governmentthat violates their rights. |
| Who was the British king during the American Revolution? | King George III |
| The commanding general of the British forces who surrendered at Yorktown. | General Charles Cornwallis |
| Commanding general of the Continental Army. | General George Washington |
| The major author of the Declaration of Independence. | Thomas Jefferson |
| Famous for his patriotic statement, “Give me liberty or give me death.” | Patrick Henry |
| Journalist and author of Common Sense, a pamphlet that persuaded colonists to support independence from England. | Thomas Paine |
| An African-American who wrote poems and plays supporting American independence. | Phyllis Wheatley |
| Patriot who warned colonists in Massachusetts that “The British were coming.” | Paul Revere |
| Event in Boston in which colonists there were shot after taunting British soldiers. | Boston Massacre |
| Event in which Samuel Adams and Paul Revere led patriots to dump tea into the Boston Harbor to protest tea taxes. | Boston Tea Party |
| Event, in 1774, in which delegates from all 13 colonies met in Philadelphia to discuss problems with England and promote independence. | First Continental Congress |
| Site where the first shots of the American Revolutoin. | Lexington |
| On what day did the colonies declare their independence from England? | July 4, 1776 |
| Battle was the turning point in favor of the Continental Army during the American Revolution. | Battle of Saratoga |
| This battle was the last battle of the American Revolution. | Battle of Yorktown |
| Place and year of the signing of the treaty that officially ended the American Revoltion. | Treaty of Paris (1783) |
| What were the 3 major advantages for the colonists during the American Revolution? | George Washington as Commander-in-Chief, Colonists defense of their land, beliefs, and principles, Support from France and Spain, Familiar with land. |
