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Social Studies
Causes/Results of American Revolution
| Questions | Terms |
|---|---|
| Which groups were fighting in the French and Indian War? | French and Indians against Britain |
| Who was the commander of the Continental Army? | George Washington |
| What were the groups fighting over in the French and Indian War? | Land |
| Who was famous for riding his horse and warning colonists the "The British are coming. The British are coming!" | Paul Revere |
| What did the British Parliament do to get money from the colonists? | Put taxes on them. |
| Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? | Thomas Jefferson |
| What was the first cause of the American Revolution? | French and Indian War |
| The French were angry because some British colonists were moving towards the _________________. | Ohio River Valley |
| Who won the French and Indian War? | Britain |
| Which law placed a tax on paper? | Stamp Act |
| Which group disguised as Indians and threw tea into the Boston Harbor? | Sons of Liberty |
| Which group of British colonists wanted freedom from British rule? | Patriots |
| Which group of British colonists wanted to stay under British rule? | Loyalists |
| Which fighting unit consisted of free and enslaved men, who were treated poorly? They were promised________________ if they fought, but _______________ get it.? | Black Regiment, freedom, did not |
| What is specialization? | Producers focus on specific goods |
| What is opportunity cost? | What you give up when a choice is made |
| What was the last and final battle of the Revolutionary War? | Battle at Yorktown |
| What did the French do to help the Continental Army? | Provided ships, troops, and money |
| What did Benedict Arnold become after he felt disrespected? | Traitor |
| How did the colonists feel about more taxes being put on them? | Angry |
| What did the British get for defeating the French in the French and Indian War? | More land |
| What happened to the French when they lost the French and Indian War? | Lost most of their land (territory) in North America |
| After the French and Indian War, the colonists had to allow _____________ to stay in their homes and eat their food. | British soldiers |
| After the French and Indian War, the British wanted the colonists to pay for the war. They made the___________________ to help pay for the expensive war. | Stamp Act |
| Which group encouraged the colonists to boycott British goods? | Daughters of Liberty |
| What did the Sons of Liberty do to show that they disagreed with British rule? | Protested the Stamp Act, used violence against British soldiers, and destroyed property. |
| Why were the colonists angry with Great Britain? | Unfair laws and taxes |
| What did the Daughters of Liberty do to show that they disagreed with British rule? | Protested the Stamp Act and encouraged the colonists to boycott British goods. |
| Who helped the French to fight the British? | Indians |
| What is the Parliament? | People who make laws for Great Britain |
| After the French and Indian War, the colonists were not allowed to move west of _________________________________. | Appalachian Mountains |
| What was the name of the fight between colonists and soldiers where Crispus Attucks and five other soldiers were killed? | Boston Massacre |
| What did King George III do after the Boston Tea Party? | Closed the Boston Harbor |
| Where was the first battle of the Revolutionary War? | Lexington |
| Why did the British use Yorktown for their camp? | It's on the water which made it easier to get supplies like food, troops and weapons. |
| What did the battles of Lexington and Concord prove to the British? | American colonists would not give up |
| How did the Continental Army use the geography to defeat the British at Concord? | Hid in the woods, hid behind hills and stone fences. They used surprise attacks. |
| Why did the colonists want a Declaration of Independence? | To be free of British rule because they were treated unfair. The king's tyranny was unfair to the colonists. |
| How did King George III feel about the colonists wanting independence? | He was angry and wanted the colonists to remain under British rule. |
| After the Battle of _______________________________, the French decided to help the Continental Army. | Saratoga |
| Who won the Battle of Saratoga? | the Americans (Continental Army). |
| What was the name of the American army? | Continental Army |
| How was the Continental Army able to defeat the British at Yorktown? | With the help of France, they trapped (blocked) the British and they had nowhere to go. The British surrendered. |
| Who won the American Revolutionary War? | Continental Army/Americans |
| France was an ________________ of the American colonists. | Ally |
| Paul Revere along with the ___________________________ warned the colonists that the British were coming. | Minutemen |
| At the ______________________________________the colonists met because they were upset about high taxes and having no representation. | First Continental Congress |
| At the ___________________________________ the colonists met to talk about breaking away from Great Britain. They created a plan for independence. | Second Continental Congress |
| The Sons of Liberty and Daughters of Liberty said there should be no _______________________ without_______________________. | Taxation, Representation |
| The Continental Army defeated the____________________________ at Yorktown. | British military |
| Where did most members of the Sons of Liberty live? | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Where was the Declaration of Independence signed? | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| What happened at Valley Forge? | Soldiers were untrained, they were cold (harsh) because they didn't have warm clothes and shoes, and they were hungry. Many soldiers died and some deserted the army. |
| Where did the Continental Army become well-trained? | Valley Forge |
| The colonists were given the choice of buying British tea or Liberty tea from the Daughters of Liberty. They chose Liberty Tea because of the Tea Tax. What was the British Tea | Opportunity Cost |
| The British lowered the price of their tea to encourage the colonists to buy the British tea. What was this an example of? | Price Incentive |
| What is exchanging goods and services for other goods and services? | Trade |
| What is trading of goods and services with other people and both parties benefit? | Voluntary Exchange |
| Many colonists thought that the British made very good tea. Tea was a __________________________________ | Specialization |
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