This is Unit 1: The American Revolution!!!

Effects Board 1 We gotta fight for our right!! Pointing Fingers How much did you read?! Victory or death? How about just victory. Figures of Independence

We gotta fight for our right!! Pointing Fingers How much did you read?! Victory or death? How about just victory. Real Question Board 2 Figures of Independence

This was the first battle of the American Revolution

Lexington

This battle took place on December 26, 1776.

The Battle of Trenton

This battle was considered the turning point of the war, securing aid from the French.

Battle of Saratoga

This battle was considered the last major battle of the American Revolution.

Battle of Yorktown

Though neither side “won” this battle, Washington demonstrated his keen sense of leadership and strategy by narrowly escaping in the middle of the night using militiamen as a distraction.

Battle of Princeton

This economic system dominated trade relationships between the British and her colonies.

Mercantilism

These acts greatly restricted trade within the colonies because it gave the British a great amount of control over colonial trade.

Navigation Acts

This act placed a direct tax on all paper goods, such as newspapers and magazines.

Stamp Act

These acts were passed as a punishment after the Boston Tea Party; the port of Boston was shut down and trials of royal officials were to be held in GB

Intolerable (coercive)

This was an indirect tax that took the place of the stamp tax. Though it was eventually repealed, the tax on tea remained.

Townshend Act

Paine wrote this in order to rally colonists to support the call for independence.

Common Sense

This British Philosopher supported the Social Contract Theory and the right to overthrow an unfair government

Locke

Thomas Paine released his first article of this series on December 23, It was distributed by Washington to his troops immediately before the Battle of Trenton.

The American Crisis

This was the famous line written by Abigail Adams when request that her husband include women in the rights stated within the D.O.I.

“remember the ladies”

This man drafted most of the Declaration of Independence

Jefferson

He was the commander of the continental army.

Washington

He was the King of England during the time of the American Revolution

King George III

This American pushed for declaring independence during the Second Continental Congress; He was also on the Committee of Five

John Adams

This patriot led the Sons of Liberty

Samuel Adams

TTThis philosopher believe that the State of Nature was a state of war, and that people were naturally bad. It directly contracted Locke.

Hobbes

This group of fighters utilized “guerilla warfare”, in which they would engage in surprise attacks rather than traditional warfare.

Militia

This American general set up a blockade at Bemis Heights, which led to the Burgoyne’s surrender at Saratoga.

Gates

This Treaty secured aid from the French.

Treaty of Alliance

This document was the first attempt at government after independence was declared.

Articles of Confederation

This is the building in which the Declaration of Independence was signed and the Constitution was drafted.

Independence Hall

Final Jeopardy!!!!!!!!!!!! Name three specific provisions of the Intolerable Acts.

Name the three sections of the Declaration of Independence