revolutionary

How did the following acts aid in the start of the Revolutionary War: Sugar Act, Quartering Act and Stamp Act?

They cause colonist to resent the fact that they were not get represented in Parliament. They started saying "no taxation without representation" They felt that they were not getting their rights as British citizens. The Quartering Act was dreaded because the colonists did not like the British soldiers in their homes.

Why aren't the colonist happy with the British?

They feel they are being taxed without representation in Parliament.

Who is the Commander-in-Chief in 1775?

George Washington was placed in charge of the Continental army by the second Continental Congress.

What happened at the Battle of Saratoga?

a huge loss for the British army, turning point in war. France started to help us after the victory.

What happened at the Battle of Yorktown?

The American army and French navy surrounded the British Army and forced them to surrender. Last battle of the American Revolution

Do we have unalienable rights? If so what are they?

Unalienable right are rights we are born with, they are God given and cannot be taken away. Some example are Life, Liberty, and happiness.

What are the Intolerable Acts?

in acts passed in response to Boston Tea Party, Port of Boston closed, reduced power of government assemblies in colonies, permitted royal officers to be tried elsewhere, provided for quartering of British troop's

Who was John Paul Jones?

Significant naval leader during the American Revolution. Known as father of the American Navy.

Famous saying "I have not yet begun to fight!

What is the name of the era we are currently studying?

Revolutionary

Did the British empire allow the patriots to contribute to Parliamentary decision making?

No that was one of the main reason that the colonies rebelled in the American Revolution

What year did these events occur: Battle of Lexington/Concord, Stamp Act, Intolerable Act, and the signing of the Declaration of Independence?

Stamp Act 1765

Intolerable Acts 1774

Battle of Lexington/Concord 1775

Signing of the Declaration of Independence 1776

Why did the Continental congress write the Declaration of Independence?

It was created due to the colonist being overtaxed without representation in Parliament. So they made a declaration to King George proclaiming that their rights had been violated. They stated what a government should be and that men have unalienable rights and that they were no longer 13 colonies but a new country called the United States of America.

What is a loyalist?

Colonists who supported the British government during the American Revolution

After the French and Indian War were the colonist restricted from anything? If so what were they restricted from?

In the Proclamation of 1763 the colonist were restricted from going past the Appalachian Mountains. This angered many colonists who were already living in the Ohio River Valley (Northwest Territory), or who have recently purchased land in the area, or who had future plans to move to the fertile land. The Proclamation of 1763 created friction between the colonies and Great Britain

What did the British do to the colonists after the French and Indian War?

Put in effect the Proclamation line of 1763 banned them from going past the Appalachian Mountains. They also put new taxes on the colonists to pay for the debt they had incurred during the war.

What was the Quartering Act and why did the British impose it?

The act required colonists to quarter, or house, British troops and provide them with food and other supplies.

What are the Intolerable Acts?

series of laws, also known Coercive Acts, meant to punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party.

1) Boston Harbor closed until tea paid for

2) Massachusetts was put under military rule

3) Quartering Act in Boston

4) more troops were to be sent to Boston

What were the causes of the American Revolutionary War?

French and Indian War

England won but left with war dept.

Proclamation Line of 1763

King George halted settler's westward expansion

to the Appalachian Mountains. This angered many colonists who wanted the fertile land in the Ohio River Valley.

Stamp Act

The 1765 Stamp Act required colonists to pay a tax on printed documents. Colonists rebelled and terrorized British tax collectors.

Townshend Acts

The Townshend Act of 1767 authorized Parliament to issue taxes on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea.

No Taxation without Representation

Colonists were mad about taxes passed in Parliment because they did not have representation felt their rights were being violated.

Boston Massacre

Tension over the presence of British troops in Boston led to the Boston Massacre, the first episode which resulted in the loss of life. Five Bostonians were killed when Redcoats fired into an angry mob.

Boston Tea Party/Intolerable Acts

Angry Bostonians known as the Sons of Liberty boarded a British tea vessel dressed as Indians and dumped all of its tea into Boston Harbor in protest of the Tea tax. This event resulted in the Intolerable Acts.

What is mercantilism?

An economic system based on the idea that a nation could increase its wealth by importing raw materials from and export finished goods to, its colonies.

Who was Thomas Paine and why did he write the pamphlet Common Sense?

1776: a 47-page pamphlet written by Thomas Paine (a new American) that claimed the colonies had a right to be an independent nation

Who was Marquis de Lafayette?

Wealthy French nobleman who joins the American cause. Serves under George Washington during the winter at Valley Forge. Helped get French aid to colonies fighting the British.

Who was Mercy Otis Warren?

was a poet and playwright who wrote plays that made fun of the British. Her plays were pieces of propaganda prior to the American Revolution.

What was Patrick Henry's famous quote?

Give me liberty or give me death

Who was James Armistead?

Slave during the American Revolution that spied on British troops by acting as a runaway slave. His reports helped defeat the British at Yorktown.

What did General Cornwallis do at the Battle of Yorktown and why?

Last major battle of the Revolutionary War. Cornwallis and his troops were trapped in the Chesapeake Bay by the French fleet. He was sandwiched between the French navy and the American army. He surrendered October 19, 1781.

What were the conditions like for the soldiers at Valley Forge and why?

Place where Washington's army spent the winter of 1777-1778, a 4th of troops died here from disease and malnutriton. Congress was slow to get money for food. Steuben comes and trains troops.

What happened at the Battle of Lexington and Concord?

April 8, 1775: Gage leads 700 soldiers to confiscate colonial weapons and arrest Adam, and Hancock; April 19, 1775: 70 armed militia face British at Lexington (shot heard around the world); British retreat to Boston, suffer nearly 300 casualties along the way (concord)