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USI U5: Revolution
People and Events of the American Revolution
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| What was the Declaration of Independence was based on? | John Locke's ideas of natural rights |
| What are rights that cannot be taken away? | unalienable rights |
| The unalienable rights in the Declaration of Independence are _______ | life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness |
| The Declaration of Independence states that government is meant to _______ | protect unalienable rights |
| According to the Declaration of Independence, government gets its power from ________ | the people |
| According to the Declaration of Independence, people have a right and a duty to ________ | change a government that violates their rights |
| At what event were colonists in Boston were shot after taunting British soldiers? | Boston Massacre |
| At what event did Samuel Adams and Paul Revere led patiots in throwing tea into the Boston Harbor? | Boston Tea Party |
| What was the reason for the Boston Tea Party? | to protest the Tea Act |
| Who were the leaders of the Boston Tea Party? | Samuel Adams and Paul Revere |
| What was the name of the group where delegates from all colonies except Georgia met to discuss problems with Great Britain and promote independence in 1774? | First Continental Congress |
| Which colony was absent from the First Continental Congress? | Georgia |
| Where did the first armed conflicts of the Revolutionary War take place? (known as the Shot Heard 'Round The World) | Lexington and Concord |
| What was the first major battle of the American Revolution; the British won, but so many British soldiers were killed that Americans became confident that they could win the war? | Battle of Bunker Hill |
| What date was the Declaration of Independence approved? | July 4, 1776 |
| What battle became the turning point of the war? | Battle of Saratoga |
| What was the colonial victory over forces of Lord Cornwallis that marked the end of the Revolutionary War? | Battle of Yorktown |
| What happened at the signing of the Treaty of Paris? | Great Britain recognized American independence |
| What were the three colonial advantages in the American Revolution? | defense of their own land, principles, and beliefs, strong leadership, French support |
| Which nation aided the colonies in their fight for independence? | France |
| Who were American colonists who remained loyal to the British Crown during the American Revolutionary War. At the time they were often called Tories, Royalists, or King's Men? | loyalists |
| Who were colonists who violently rebelled against British control during the American Revolution and in July 1776 declared the United States of America an independent nation? | patriots |
| Who was the ptriot who rode to warn colonists, saying "The British are coming!" | Paul Revere |
| Who was the patriot who opposed the Stamp Act and organized the Sons of Liberty in Boston; led the Boston Tea Party? | Samuel Adams |
| Who championed the cause of independence? | John Adams |
| Who was the outspoken member of House of Burgesses; inspired colonial patriotism with "Give me liberty or give me death" speech? | Patrick Henry |
| Who wrote the pamphlet, Common Sense to encourage American independence? | Thomas Paine |
| Who was a prominent member of the Continental Congress; helped frame the Declaration of Independence; helped gain French support for American independence? | Benjamin Franklin |
| Who was the major author of the Declaration of Independence? | Thomas Jefferson |
| Who was a formerly enslaved African American who wrote poems and plays supporting American independence and who eventually gained her freedom? | Phillis Wheatley |
| Who was the Commander of the Continental Army? | George Washington |
| Who was the French nobleman who served in the Continental Army; worked with the France to send French troops, ships, and funds to help colonists? | Marquis de Lafayette |
| Who was the British general who surrendered at Yorktown? | Lord Cornwallis |
| Who was the British king during the Revolutionary era? | King George III |
| Who was killed at the Boston Massacre and is considered the first death of the American Revolution? | Crispus Attucks |
| Who was an enslaved African American who spied for the patriots and had to fight for his freedom after the war? | James Armistead Lafayette |
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