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American Revolution

Learn about the American Revolution, including the establishment of colonies in North America, the French and Indian War, the Proclamation of 1763, acts and taxes imposed by the British government, important events like the Boston Massacre and Boston Tea Party, and the Declaration of Independence.

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American Revolution

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  1. American Revolution

  2. How many colonies did England establish on mainland North America? • Thirteen

  3. What country founded a permanent settlement at Quebec? • France

  4. Who founded a permanent settlement at Quebec? • Samuel de Champlain

  5. What was the economic basis of the French colony at Quebec? • Fur-trading

  6. What province was the heart of France’s colonial empire in North America? • Quebec

  7. What two nations became colonial rivals in North America? • England • France

  8. What two countries fought against each other in the French and Indian War? • England • France

  9. What was the French and Indian War called in Europe? • The Seven Years’ War

  10. Who won the French and Indian War? • England

  11. What territory did England gain from France as a result of the French and Indian War? • Canada • Territory west of the Appalachian Mountains

  12. What did the Proclamation of 1763 do? • Forbid American colonists to move west of the Appalachian Mountains

  13. Who issued the Proclamation of 1763? • The British government • or King George III

  14. What 3 results did the British government intend for the Proclamation of 1763? • Protect friendly Indians • Reduce conflict between Americans colonists and the Indians • Reduce the cost of the British army to protect the land west of the Appalachians

  15. What Indian leader led a rebellion against British rule in the Great Lakes region? • Pontiac

  16. What effect did the French and Indian War have on the finances of the British government? • British government went greatly in debt.

  17. According to the British gov’t., why did it station British troops in North America after the French and Indian War? • To protect the American colonists

  18. What is the name of Great Britain’s lawmaking body? • Parliament

  19. What is a tariff? • A tax on imports

  20. What is another name for a tariff? • Customs Duty

  21. What was the Sugar Act? • Placed a tax on French molasses imported into the American colonies

  22. What was the Stamp Act? • Taxed newspapers and all legal documents in the American colonies

  23. What was the American attitude toward the Sugar Act and the Stamp Act? • Opposed them

  24. Who did the American colonists believe had the power to tax them? • Only their elected assemblies

  25. What became a popular slogan in the American colonies? • “No taxation without representation.”

  26. What did Parliament do after the Americans opposed the Stamp Act? • Repealed it

  27. Why did Parliament tax the American colonies after the French and Indian War? • British gov’t. greatly in debt • To pay the cost of British troops stationed in North America

  28. What is revenue? • Tax Money

  29. Identify the Townshend Acts. • Placed import taxes on paint, paper, lead, glass, and tea

  30. How did Parliament respond to American opposition to the Townshend Acts? • Repealed all the Townshend duties, except the tax on tea

  31. What happened in the Boston Massacre? • British soldiers in Boston fired on anti-British demonstrators • 5 American colonists were killed

  32. Identify the Tea Act. • Law passed by Parliament • Gave the British East India Company a monopoly over the American tea trade

  33. What is a monopoly? • Complete Control • Absence of Competition • No Competition

  34. What happened at the Boston Tea Party?

  35. Protested the Tea Act • Americans disguised themselves as Indians • Boarded ships owned by British East India Company • Threw the Tea into Boston Harbor

  36. Who met at the First Continental Congress? • Delegates from all thirteen colonies

  37. Why was the First Continental Congress important? • Met to discuss opposition to British policies • First time all 13 colonies acted together

  38. Where did the Revolutionary War begin? • Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts

  39. Who were the Minutemen? • Members of New England’s militia

  40. Who wrote Common Sense? • Thomas Paine

  41. What did Common Sense say? • Challenged the rule of the American colonies by the King of England

  42. When was the Declaration of Independence adopted? • July 4, 1776

  43. When did the American colonies declare their independence? • July 4, 1776

  44. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? • Thomas Jefferson

  45. Who was John Locke? • English Enlightenment political philosopher • Locke’s ideas influenced Thomas Jefferson

  46. Who wrote that government should protect “Life, Liberty, and Property”? • John Locke

  47. Who wrote that all men have the right to “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness”? • Thomas Jefferson

  48. Whose ideas did Thomas Jefferson borrow when he wrote the Declaration of Independence? • John Locke • Thomas Paine

  49. Into what 3 groups did Americans divide during the American Revolution? • Patriots • Loyalists or Tories • Neutrals

  50. Identify the Patriots. • Wanted independence from England

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