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| What is the significance of July 4, 1776? | Declaration of Independence |
| What years did the American Revolution begin and end? | 1775-1783 |
| Who wrote the pamphlet “Common Sense” and why was it important? | Thomas Paine, encouraged independence |
| Who wrote the Declaration of Independence that says “ ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL” ? | Thomas Jefferson |
| Who was the commander of the Continental Army? | George Washington |
| What were the American Advantages toward winning the war? | · Geographical advantage – fighting on familiar ground |
| What were the British Advantages toward winning the war? | · One third of colonist were loyalist |
| What group of people strongly supported the War for Independence? | Patriots |
| What groups of people supported the British because they believed in the British form of Government, headed by a powerful king? | Loyalist |
| What are unalienable rights? | life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness – rights you are born with that can not be taken away. |
| Who wrote the pamphlet “American Crisis” and why is it important? | Thomas Paine – motivated troops |
| What was the Enlightenment? | an intellectual movement that stressed the power of reason and science |
| What was the Great Awakening? | A religious movement to rethink the ideas about religion, society, and government |
| Why was the Battle of Saratoga important? | turning point of the Revolution |
| Why was the Battle of Yorktown important? | last battle of the Revolution |
| Winter at Valley Forge | Washington’s camp for the winter in which great suffering occurred due to weather and lack of supplies and food |
| Who were the paid German mercenaries who fought for the British? | Hessians |
| The possibility of an American victory became brighter when what country agreed to help the Americans. | France |
| How did European countries help in the American Revolution? | Send money and troops |
| What are the main ideas of the Declaration of Independence?(3) | – list rights, list grievances against the king– and declaring independence |
| Who was the French nobleman who became Washington’s trusted aide? | Marques de la Fayette |
| List the reasons that the Winter of Valley Forge was so trying? | Cold, hunger, and disease |
| What were the Navigation Acts? And what was the reason Parliament passed them? | laws passed to regulate trade in the colonies to make sure Britain was profiting from colonial trade |
| Why was Saratoga the turning point of the war? | Europeans began to aide U.S. |
| What was the treaty that ended the war and recognized the U.S. as an independent nation? And when was it signed? | Treaty of Paris 1783 |
| Who said the words “ Give me liberty or give me death”? | Patrick Henry |
| What was the main goal of the British and French in North America after the early 1700’s? | to gain western lands |
| What happened at the Boston Massacre? | Innocent people killed by British soldiers |
| What happened at the Boston Tea Party? | Protest the tea act – Sons of Liberty dumped tea into the Boston harbor |
| What are the Sugar Act, Stamp Act, Tea Act, Townshend Acts, and Quartering Acts? | Taxes to raise revenue for British ($$$) |
| What was the purpose of these Acts? | Pay off war debts |
| What is meant by “taxation without representation”? | colonist were taxed without representation in Parliament (no voice in the government) |
| What was the Proclamation of 1763? | Forbade colonist to move West of the Appalachian Mountains |
| What are boycotts? | Colonists refusal to buy British goods |
| What was the Olive Branch Petition and who rejected it? | Last chance for peace sent to King George III |
| Who was the founder of the Boston Son’s of Liberty? | Sam Adams |
| What served as the colonist network of communication? | committees of correspondence |
| What are the causes of death of American Soldiers during the Revolution? | Battles, camps, prisons |
| Why were the founding fathers considered models of civic virtue? | Willing to put countries needs before their own |
| What happened at Lexington and Concord? | 1st engagement of troops |
| Why is Lexington and Concord referred to by Emerson as “the shot heard around the world”? | whole world was watching and listening to see what was happening |
| What are writs of assistance? | Search warrants |
| Who were the American allies during the Revolution and why? | France/Spain – did not like Britain |
| Who was Phillis Wheatley and what impact did she have? | African American poet who wrote about American themes and the American cause |
| What 4 steps did the Second Continental Congress take when it met in 1775? | Began acting as a government by: |
| What were the causes of the French and Indian War? | · French and British arm the Native Americans |
| What were the effects of the French and Indian War? | · Britain defeats France |
| What was the Albany Plan of Union and who wrote it? | Informal plan to unite the colonist to fight the French in the French and Indian War – Ben Franklin |
| What was Pontiac’s Rebellion? And How did it lead to the Proclamation of 1763? | Native American rebellion at Ft. Detroit – Britain did not want to pay to protect the settlers moving west onto Native American lands. |
| Who was John Adam’s wife who was an advocate for women’s rights? | Abigail Adams |
