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S.S.Test 2-2 Review
Review for your social studies test!
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was the significance of Samuel Adams? | He was the leader of the Sons of Liberty. |
| What was the significance of Patrick Henry? | One of the first to legally challenge Great Britain's power and said "Give me liberty, or give me death!" |
| What was the significance of King George III? | He was the king of Great Britain during the American Revolution. |
| What was the significance of Thomas Paine? | He wrote many books and pamphlets to promote separation from Great Britain. |
| What was the significance of Ben Franklin? | He was a leader in the Enlightenment,helped write the Declaration of Independence, convinced the French to help the U.S., and was a Founding Father of our country. |
| What was the significance of Thomas Jefferson? | He wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence. |
| What was the significance of George Washington? | He was the commander of the Continental Army. |
| What was the significance of Marquis de Lafayette? | French military officer that supported Washington and the American cause in the Revolutionary War. |
| What was the significance of John Paul Jones? | He led one of the first successful raids of an English ship. |
| What was the significance of George Rodgers Clark? | He raided many forts along the frontier. |
| What was the significance of Proclamation of 1763? | It restricted colonists from settling west of the Appalachians. |
| What was the significance of the Stamp Act? | It taxed all printed goods. |
| What was the significance of the Quartering Act? | It forced colonists to provide food and shelter for soldiers. |
| What was the significance of Townshend Acts? | It taxed imported goods. |
| What was the significance of the Boston Massacre? | Where four colonists were killed in several frenzy shots made by the soldiers that camped in the center of town. |
| What was the significance of the Tea Act? | Lowered the tax on tea and created a monopoly for the East India Co. |
| What was the significance of the Boston Tea Party? | Where the Sons of Liberty dumped 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor. |
| What was the significance of the Intolerable Acts? | It was used to punish the colonists for destroying the tea. It had 4 provisions: -The Boston Harbor is closed -No more colonial assemblies -Quartering Act strengthened -Soldiers/officers will be sent back to Great Britain for a trial |
| What were the three unalienable rights listed in the Declaration of Independence? | Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness |
| What was the significance of the Declaration of Independence. | It declared the basic right of every person, complaints to the King, and officially declared independence from Great Britain. |
| What was the significance of the Battle of Lexington and Concord? | It was the first battle of the Revolution. |
| What was the significance of the Battle of Bunker Hill? | It proved that the American could win if they had more supplies and proved that the American were not going to be easy to defeat. |
| What was the significance of the Trenton and Princeton? | When George Washington and his troops crossed the Delaware River to attack the Hessians. |
| What was the significance of the Battle of Saratoga? | It was the turning point of the war. |
| What was the significance of Valley Forge? | It was where George Washington and his army spent the winter of 1777-1778. |
| What was the significance of the Battle of Yorktown? | It was the last major battle of the Revolution. |
| What were the advantages of the Americans? | They had excellent military leadership, had a large territory to fight on, had knowledge of the land, they were fighting for freedom, and the had more motivation. |
| What were the advantages of the British? | They had more resources, a better army, a world-class navy, more people, a lot of money, Loyalist support, and only really need to deal with 30% of the population. |
| What was the outcome of the Battle of Lexington and Concord? | American Victory! |
| What was the outcome of the Battle of Fort Ticonderoga and Crown Point? | American Victory! |
| What was the outcome of the Battle of Trenton and Princeton? | American Victory! |
| What was the outcome of the Battle of Saratoga? | American Victory! |
| What was the outcome of the Battle of Bunker Hill? | british victory :( |
| What was the outcome of the Battle of Yorktown? | American Victory! |
| Who funded a lot of the American Revolution? | Haym Solomon |
| Who acted a an African-American double spy during the Revolution? | James Armistead |
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