American Revolution Review

Test on 9/29 (B-day), 10/1 (A-day) FR/IW = ( French and Indian War ) GB = ( Great Britian GW = ( George Washington ) CA = ( Continental Army )

After the Treaty of 1783, who recognized the independence of the US?

Britain.

When was the Declaration of Independence written?

July 4th, 1776.

What was the first battle of the Revolutionary War?

Lexington and Concord.

What battle was the turning point of the war?

Saratoga.

Who is considered the ‘Father of the American Navy’?

John Paul Jones.

What was the last battle of the Revolutionary War?

Yorktown

What was the new western border of the US AFTER the Revolutionary War?

Atlantic Ocean to MS River.

Who wrote the Declartion of Independence?

Mainly Thomas Jefferson, helped by Benjamin Franklin and John Adams.

Who wrote the pamphlet, ‘Common Sense’?

Thomas Paine.

Where did the Continental Army spend the winter of 1777-1778?

Valley Forge.

What term best describes the colonists that sided with GB during the American Rev?

Loyalists.

What were the Intolerable Acts a punishment for? Who was being punished?

The Intolerable Acts were a punishment for the Boston Tea Party, punishing Boston.

What did the Stamp Act tax? What was the Colonial response?

The Stamp Act was passed to tax all paper, including documents or publications. The Colonial response was boycotting British goods.

What term best describes the colonists who wanted the Revolution to occur?

Patriots.

What Brtish Act required colonists to house soldiers?

Quartering Act 1765.

After the FR/IW, what prevented colonists from settling across the Appalachian Mtns?

The Proclamation Line of 1763.

What is a grieveance?

A complaint.

What is Civil Disobedience?

Protesting peacefully to make a point.

What pamphlet convinced colonists that independence from GB was the right thing to do?

‘Common Sense’ convinced colonists that independence from GB was the right thing to do.

Who appointed GW Commander-in-Chief of the CA?

Congress appointed Washington commander-in-chief of CA.

What is the significance of the FR/IW?

The FR/IW was the beginning of the colonists’ need for independence due to the huge debt Britian demanded they paid from the war.

Who was the leader of the Sons of Liberty?

Samuel Adams.