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American Revolution
2nd six week review
Question | Answer |
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Unalienable rights list includes | Life, Liberty, Pursuit of happiness |
When was the Declaration of Independence signed? | July 4, 1776 |
George Washington main problem at Valley Forge. | Keeping the Army together without funds after several defeats |
What were some of the American grievances against King George III? | No trial by jury, quartering of soldiers among colonist, imposed taxes without consent |
Who helped finance the American Revolution with interest free loans? | Haym Solomon |
List these battles in chronological order Saratoga,: Lexington and Concord: Yorktown: Valley Forge | Lexington and Concord, Saratoga, Valley Forge, Yorktown |
Letter that Abrigail Adams wrote on Dec.9,1781 was about which battle. | American Revolutionary Battle of Yorktown |
Why is John Hancock famous | Signing the Declaration of Independence first |
Why was the Battle of Saratoga the turning point of the Revolutionary War? | Convinced France to be an ally with the United States. |
Who was John Paul Jones? | Commander of the United States Navy that defeated the British Navy. |
What happened during the Battle of Yorktown ? | France helped the United States win by cutting off the British at sea. |
Bernardo de Galvez and Marquis de Lafayette | Spanish and French allies that fought alongside the colonists. |
In what way did "Common Sense" pamphlet, written by Thomas Paine, encourage change in America? | Encourage colonist to declare their independence from Britain |
What sentence in the Declaration of Independence explains colonist were not happy about having no representation in the British Parliment. | Imposing tax without our consent |
A national army was organized and who was made Commander-in-chief. | George Washington |
Who thought that Americans benefited from Britain and should remain in the empire. | Loyalist |
Unalienable rights also includes.... | their beliefs regardless of gender, age or nationality, to religious freedom. |
The Treaty of Paris of 1783 | America was given land from Atlantic Coast to the Mississippi River. |
Who was known as the main writer of the Declaration of Independence? | Thomas Jefferson |