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Chapter 12
The American Revolution
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is a revolution | a change in society |
| how many colonies did Britain have in america | 13 |
| what were the causes of the American Revolution (there's 4) | The Age Of Enlightenment Restrictions on trade The Seven Years War Stamp Act |
| what is enlightenment | political revolution |
| what were the restrictions on trade | Britain wanted a cheap supply of raw materials and saw America as a good source they wanted America as a market to sell the finished goods |
| who was fighting in America in the Seven years war | British soldiers |
| what did the British want the Americans to do | cover the cost of the soldiers |
| how did the British make the Americans cover the cost of the soldiers | they introduced taxes |
| what was the stamp act | the British imposed heavy taxes on legal documents e.g. newspapers |
| what was the quartering act | The Quartering Act imposed taxes to cover the cost of soldiers in the Seven Years War |
| what was the Americans slogan | No Taxation without Representation |
| name the main points of the road to war (there's 5) | the Boston Massacre The Boston Tea Party The First continental Congress The Battles of Lexington and Concord The Second Continental Congress |
| Give three points about the Boston Massacre | the stamp act was abolished replaced by the townshed act (tax on imported goods e.g. Tea) 5 Americans were killed in their protest |
| give three points about the Boston Tea Party | The British withdrew the townshed act they placed a small tax on tea imports the Sons of Liberty dressed as native Americans dumped 342 crates of tea into the Boston harbour |
| what year was the Boston Massacre | 1770 |
| what year was the Boston Tea Party | 1773 |
| give three points on the First Continental Congress | representatives of the 13 colonies met in the congress the congress opposed all the British taxes and demanded removal of British soldiers secret groups began stockpiling weapons and militias began to train and arm themselves |
| what year was the first continental congress | 1774 |
| give three points about the battle of Lexington and Concord | the British General Gage tried to stop these developments Ten Americans were killed, Eight captured 273 British Soldiers were killed |
| what year was the Battle of Lexington and Concord | 1775 |
| give three points about the second Continental Congress | they decided that they should go to war they believed they should be independent from Britain they appointed George Washington as commander in chief |
| what was the big war called | The war of independence |
| how many major battles did they fight before the turning point | 5 |
| name all the major battles (there's 5) | Battle of Bunker Hill Battle of Boston Princeton and Trenton Philadelphia Sartatoga |
| which battles were a success for the Americans | Battle of Boston Princeton and Trenton Sartatoga |
| why was losing at Philadelphia such a huge blow to the Americans | the British Captured the largest city in the colony |
| what was the turning point in the war | France, Spain and the Netherlands sending troops to help the Continental/American Army |
| give three points about Valley Forge | this was one of the harshest winters of the century 3,000 men had died and hundreds more had deserted professional Prussian soldier Baron Von Steuben trained the American army and it became as good as any European army |
| what year was the loss at Philadelphia | 1777 |
| what year was the turning point | 1778 |
| give three points about the Victory at Yorktown | 7,000 British Soldiers were surrounded by 9,000 Americans The British surrendered to Washington This marked the end of the war, the Treaty Paris was signed between the former colonies and the British |
| what year was the Victory at Yorktown | 1781 |
| what year was the Treaty of Paris signed | 1783 |
| tell me the results of the American Revolution (there's 3) | the growth of the United states of America The Impact on France and Ireland The influence of Ideas |
| Explain the growth of the United States of America | it grew to 50 states Native American peoples and their cultures were all wiped out |
| explain the impact on France and Ireland | the American revolution paved the way for the French Revolution and the United Irishmen Rebellion |
| explain the influence of ideas | women were treated as second class citizens black people were slaves Native Americans were killed basically if you weren't a white man you were looked down upon |
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