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American Revolution
Am. Rev.
Question | Answer |
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What were the terms of the Stamp Act? | All documents including birth certificates, books, and playing cards must have an official stamp. |
A patriot is someone who | Supported the American cause during the Revolutionary War |
What happened at the Boston Tea Party? | Colonists raided a British ship disguised as Native Americans and dumped 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor. Estimated over 1 million dollars worth of tea |
The first shot fired during the American Revolution happened here | Lexington and Concord |
Paul Revere and William Dawes warned the colonists that the British were coming in what is known as | The Midnight Ride |
Americans broke the rules of war by staging hit and run attacks and ambushes. This military strategy was known as | Guerilla Warfare |
A loyalist is some who | was loyal to Britain during the Revolutionary War. |
At this camp many soldiers caught the Small Pox disease and had to eat flour and water to survive. | Valley Forge |
An ex Prussian officier who trained American soldiers military tactics at Valley Forge | Friedrich Von Steuben |
After Americans won this battle, French decided to join their cause | Battle of Saratoga |
George Washington crossed the Delaware River on Christmas night to surprise attack the Hessians at this battle | Battle of Trenton |
This placed a 3 cents tax on all Tea entering the colonies | The Tea Act |
General __________________ surrendered at Yorktown after being surrounded by Americans and French | Cornwallis |
This document was signed by the 13 colonies in 1776 in Philadelphia | Declaration of Independence |
This official document ended the American Revolution in 1783 | Treaty of Paris 1783 |
After the war ended the Americans controlled land from the _________________________ to the ______________________ | Mississippi River / Atlantic Coast |
This disease killed almost 40% of people at Valley Forge until inoculations proved effective | Small Pox |
This Act placed a tax on molasses and sugar, which made items like rum more expensive | Sugar Act |
This law stated that colonists must house, feed, and supply soldiers | Quartering Act |
This secret organization was formed to oppose British laws | Sons of Liberty |
The colonists decided to form the Continental Army at this meeting in Philadelphia | Second Continental Congress |
King George III passed this law stating settlers cannot move West of the Appalachian Mountains | Proclamation of 1763 |
A new weapon that Von Steuben taught Americans how to use | Bayonet |
A Patriot is someone who | supported the American cause |
This was the last attempt at peace with Britain | Olive Branch Petition |
Soldiers opened fire on a crowd in this Massachusetts town and killed 5 civilians | Boston Massacre |
Colonists protested by refusing to buy goods that were taxed by Britain. This protest is called | Boycot - Boycotting |
Name one advantage of the American Army | Fighting on home soil, intelligent commanders, foreign aid, or they used guerilla warfare tactics |
Why did the First Continental Congress meet in 1774? | to organize a response to the Intolerable/Coercive Acts |
Name one advantage of the British Army | Largest army in the world, wealthy, hired soldiers |
Who is the general of the Continental Army? | George Washington |
The majority of Loyalist were located in which colonial region? | The Southern colonies |