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American Revolution
American Revolution Test Study Guide Questions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what role did taxes play in the american revolution | they started the way by starting uprisings of the colonists against the British government |
| why did great britain make taxes | they were in debt |
| who was the british king during the american revolution | King George the Third |
| explain the sugar act | tax on imported goods. sugar, tea, coffee, textiles |
| explain the stamp act | tax on stamps |
| explain the quatering act | colonists had to provide necessities for soldiers |
| explain the townshend act | tax on imported goods. glass, lead, paper, paint |
| explain the tea act | tax on tea |
| explain the intolerable acts | series of laws to punish Massachusetts for Boston tea party |
| what ways did colonists protest acts | boycotts, tar and feather, effigies |
| what was the boston massacre | snowball turned fire fight between colonists and soldiers |
| how many people were killed during the boston massacre | 5 |
| who painted the famous painting of the boston massacre | Paul Revere |
| what was the boston tea party in response to | the tea act |
| who was at the boston tea party | 30-130 colonists |
| what happened at the boston tea party | colonists dumped 342 chests of tea into boston harbor |
| who were the sons of liberty | group formed by angry colonists |
| when did the sons of liberty form | After the stamp act |
| how did the sons of liberty use the committee of correspondence | to protest and arouse the colonists into action |
| name of the three riders during the midnight ride | paul revere, william dawes, samuel prescott |
| what happened to the three riders during the midnight ride | revere was captured Dawes was injured and Prescott was successful |
| what did paul revere shout during the midnight ride | the british are coming |
| why did paul revere shout what he did during the midnight ride | to prepare the colonists for the british who were approaching |
| when was the first continental congress | 1774 |
| what was the purpose of the first continental congress | to vote to not trade with Britain until the intolerable acts were repealed. |
| who proposed independence and when | Richard Henry Lee, june 1776 |
| who wrote the declaration of independence | Thomas Jefferson |
| when was the declaration of independence approved | July 4th, 1776 |
| what are the three parts of the declaration of independence | reason for seperating, complaints, statement of independence |
| concord and lexington battle | "shot heard around the world" started the war |
| yorktown battle | british surrended, war ended |
| what treaty ended the war | treaty of paris |
| massacre | brutal slaughter of people |
| perspective | point of view |
| propaganda | biased information used to promote a point of view |
| quartering | to house and feed |
| boycott | refuse to buy |
| smuggle | to bring in illegally |
| tory | loyal to king george the third |
| patriot | fight for american cause |
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