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Marthell Am Rev
American Revolution
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who was the Boston brewer and radical Patriot leader? | Samuel Adams |
| What did Sam Adams agitate against? | British legislation such as the Tea Act, Intolerable Acts |
| Why did Sam Adams lose influence after the American Revolution? | More conservative minds took the head, such as Alexander Hamilton; he was too radical |
| Who was the Philadelphia inventor, scientist, printer, politician and diplomat? | Benjamin Franklin |
| What two important American documents did Benjamin Franklin help draft? He signed both! | Declaration of Independence and U. S. Constitution |
| Who was the king of England during the American Revolution? | George III |
| Who was the successful merchant from Boston who was described as the richest man in New England? | John Hancock |
| Who was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence? | John Hancock |
| Who was the French general who was made Major General in the Continental Army? | Marquis de Lafayette |
| What was the last battle in the American Revolution? | Yorktown (in Virginia) |
| Who was the author of Common Sense? | Thomas Paine |
| What was the name of the most influential pamphlet in turning American public opinion in favor of independence from Great Britain? | Common Sense |
| What later made Thomas Paine unpopular in America? | He was an atheist who made attacks on religion |
| Who was the first president of the United States? | George Washington |
| What state was George Washington from? | Virginia |
| Who lead the Continental army during the American Revolution? | George Washington |
| Who was the author of the Declaration of Independence? | Thomas Jefferson |
| Who said, "Give me liberty or give me death?" | Patrick Henry |
| What law required all paper products, such as newspapers and legal papers to be taxed and stamped? | Stamp Act |
| In what year was the Stamp Act passed? | 1765 |
| What were the Stamp Act Resolutions? | five resolutions passed by the Virginia House of Burgesses saying that only the colonies could tax themselves, not the British government |
| What was the first ever united body of the 13 colonies? | Stamp Act Congress |
| What was the Boston Massacre? | Snowball throwing colonists provoked British troops into firing on crowd. Five colonists died |
| Who was Crispus Attucks? | Runaway slave killed at the Boston Massacre; said to be the first killed for American independence |
| Who made the famous engraving (painting) of the Boston Massacre which became effective propaganda in the American Revolution? | Paul Revere |
| Who served as the British soldiers' lawyer during their trial following the Boston Massacre? | John Adams |
| In what year did the Boston Massacre take place? | 1770 |
| In what year did the Boston Tea Party take place? | 1773 |
| Why did Patriots throw tea off of a British ship in the Boston Harbor? | Protest against British taxation policies |
| What are the Intolerable Acts? | Five Parliamentary Acts passed to punish Boston for its "tea Party" |
| What were the five acts of the Intolerable Acts? | Closed Port of Boston; Moved trials of all crown officials from colonies to England; gave king control over Massachusetts officials; allowed extended quartering of troops; enlarged Quebec |
| How did the colonies react to the Intolerable Acts? | Called the 1st Continental Congress |
| What was the only colonial to not send official representatives to the 1st Continental Congress? | Georgia |
| On what date did the American Revolution begin? | April 19, 1775 |
| What were the first two battle of the American Revolution? | Lexington and Concord |
| Why did British regulars go to Concord? | To seize ammunition, especially gunpowder, held by colonists |
| Who won the Battle at Lexington? | British |
| Who won the Battle at Concord? | Colonists (Patriots) |
| What petition was sent to King George III by the 1st Continental Congress asking that hostilities stop between the colonists and the British army? | Olive Branch Petition |
| What was the Proclamation for Suppressing Rebellion and Sedition? | King George III's answer to the Olive Branch Petition; showed king's hostility to colonists |
| Who wrote Common Sense? | Thomas Paine |
| What pamphlet suggested that the colonists' rights had been violated and independence was the only solution? | Common Sense |
| What pamphlet pushed the colonists toward independence from Great Britain? | Common Sense |
| What was the Dunmore Proclamation? | Issued by Virginia royal governor Dunmore; would give freedom to any slave who fought with the british |
| On what date was the Declaration of Independence adopted by the Second Continental Congress? | July 4, 1776 |
| Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence? | Thomas Jefferson |
| What battle gained the support of France in the American Revolution? | Battle of Saratoga |
| Where did George Washington's Continental Army winter in 1777? | Valley Forge in Pennsylvania |
| Describe the conditions at Valley Forge. | Troop poorly fed, clothed, and housed in a brutally cold winter |
| What was the lowest point of American morale and prospects in the American Revolution? | Valley Forge |
| What was the name of the final battle of the American Revolution? | Yorktown |
| What was the first constitution of the United States? | Articles of Confederation |
| Why was the central government of the United States so weak under the Articles of Confederation? | Wanted to prevent anything similar to British tryanny |
| What replaced the Articles of Confederation? | U. S. Constitution |
| What treaty officially ended the American Revolution? | Treaty of Paris of 1783 |
| What are two names for colonists who wanted to remain loyal to Great Britain and were against independence? | Tories (Tory, sing.) and Loyalists |
| Who were radical activist who was against British rule? | Sons of Liberty |
| What was the purpose of Committee of Correspondence? | Keep in touch with other colonies |
| What is salutary neglect? | from 1676 to 1763 British allowed colonies to govern themselves with little interference |
| What war changed British idea of salutary neglect to Parliament taxing and regulating the colonies? | French and Indian War |
| What activity was the Navigation Acts trying to stop? | smuggling |
| Where did the Battle of Bunker Hill take place? | Boston |
| What British general surrendered at Yorktown? | Gen. Cornwallis |
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