Unit 3 Review

1. Declaration of Independence was written in 1776 for what purpose? To declare independence and explain why the colonists were forced into it. 2. Quartering Act was an indirect tax because colonists were required to house the soldiers and feed them. The Stamp Act was a direct tax because it taxed the colonists and colonists believed they were taxed without representation. The Intolerable Acts were not a tax at all but rather to punish the colonists.

3. The taxes from all the Acts were required by the British because they wanted to pay expenses brought about by which war? French and Indian War 4. What was John Paul Jones role in the American Revolution? Commander and founder of the Continental Navy. Known for “I have not yet begun to fight”.

5. What was the purpose behind the British issuing the of the Proclamation line of 1763 for the colonists ? To prevent conflict with the Native Americans 6. According to the Declaration of Independence, what are the three unalienable rights? a. Life b. Liberty c. Pursuit of happiness

7. What was the 1st battle of the revolution? Lexington 8. What is meant by the phrase “taxation without representation”? Being forced to pay taxes that Parliament passed and the colonies were allowed no vote in Parliament. How is this applied to the colonists and the American Revolution? It was a cause of the Revolution due to the amount of anger it caused in the colonies. 9. What was written at the 2nd Continental Congress? The Declaration of Independence

10. What did the Treaty of Paris gain the U.S.? 1. The U.S. was independent 2.Boundaries:Mississippi river to west, Canada to North, Spanish Florida to south Atlantic Ocean to East 3.U. S. received the right to fish off Canada’s Atlantic Coast 4. Each side would repay debts it owed the other. 5. British would return any slaves it captured. 6. Congress recommend the states return any property they had seized from Loyalists. What did Great Britain NOT give up in the Treaty of Paris? Their forts in the West

11. What battle is the turning point of the American Revolution? Saratoga 12. How did colonists react to the British taxes (various Acts)? Protests, boycotts, Boston Tea Party. 13. What was Mercy Otis Warren’s contribution to the American Revolution? She wrote anti-british plays. propaganda

17. Who were the : Loyalists - Colonists who supported the King of England and his policies Sons of Liberty - Patriots who actively resisted the policies of the King. Patriots – Colonists who wanted independence from England 18.Thomas Jefferson wrote Declaration of Independence Thomas Paine wrote Common Sense

Pg. 149-Who created this engraving Paul Revere What event is depicted? Boston Massacre What appears to be happening? Soldiers are firing at unarmed colonists

15.What were the conditions suffered by Washington and the Continental Army at Valley Forge? Cold, Hungry, no shoes. 16. Put the following it proper order 4 Intolerable Acts 1774 3 Boston Tea Party 1773 1 Stamp Act 1765 2 Townshend Acts 1767

19. What was Wentworth Cheswell’s contribution to the American Revolution? first black man ever elected to a public office. while Paul Revere rode west out of Boston, Cheswell was riding north at the same time, issuing the same warning Who was James Armistead? an African American spy during the American Revolution 20. define mercantilism – A Financial system where the mother country (england) makes more money from its colonies than it spends on it. This makes the mother country more powerful. 21. Who published Poor Richard’s Almanac? Benjamin Franklin 22. This time period is referred to as The Revolutionary era