1. American Revolution
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2. Causes
The War
Leaders
Gov’t
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3. Question
Series of military engagements between Britain and France in North America between 1754 and Resulted in a British victory and a large compilation of debt

4. Answer 1 – 10
French and Indian War

5. Question
Series of laws that served as punishment for the Boston Tea party. Included the closure of the Boston Harbor and appointment of Thomas Gage as military governor.

6. Answer 1 – 20
Intolerable Acts (Coercive)

7. Question
Killing of five colonists by British regulars on March 5, It was the culmination of tensions in the American colonies that had been growing since Royal troops first appeared in Massachusetts in October 1768.

8. Answer 1 – 30
Boston Massacre

9. Question
Order which outlawed all settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains

10. Answer 1 – 40
Proclamation Line 1763

11. Question
This founding father came up with the slogan, “no taxation without representation”

12. Answer 1 – 50
James Otis

13. Question
First battle of the American Revolution. Was considered the “shot heard round the world” because of the revolutions it started in America and abroad

14. Answer 2 – 10
Lexington and Concord

15. Question
American victory, considered the turning point in the war. Convinced France to give their support to the American war effort.

16. Answer 2 – 20
Saratoga

17. Question
Final battle of the American revolution. Cornwallis was surrounded by Washington’s troops and the French Navy. Was forced to surrender, effectively ending the war.

18. Answer 2 – 30
Yorktown

19. Question
Battle which occurred on Christmas Day, Washington led his troops across the icy Delaware River where they later defeated Hessian mercenaries hired by the British government.

20. Answer 2 – 40
Battle of Trenton

21. Question
George Washington’s troops were stationed here during the winter of Hundreds of men died from disease and exposure to the elements.

22. Answer 2 – 50
Valley forge

23. Question
Bostonian and leader of the Sons of Liberty. Supported the cause for independence and was the architect behind much of the resistance movement prior to the war.

24. Answer 3 – 10
Samuel Adams

25. Question
Political activist from New York. Published a pamphlet named Common Sense in 1776 which made the case for independence.

26. Answer 3 – 20
Thomas Paine

27. Question
French aristocrat who supported the American cause for independence. Helped the American military raise money from French government and led troops at several battles, including Yorktown.

28. Answer 3 – 30
Marquis de Lafayette

29. Question
Former Prussian soldier and close friend to George Washington. His homosexuality out casted him his home country. Trained troops and organized Washington’s military camps. Led soldiers at the battle of Yorktown and wrote the training manual on military conduct.

30. Answer 3 – 40
Friedrich von Steuben

31. Question
British military commander known for his brutal tactics in the French and Indian war. Appointed military governor of Massachusetts following the Boston Tea Party.

32. Answer 3 – 50
Thomas Gage

33. Question
Original system of government created in the United States. Gave an immense amount of power to the states and did not include an executive branch.

34. Answer 4 – 10
Articles of Confederation

35. Question
Systems of laws in the United States, ratified in Consisted of 3 branches of government, a Bill of Rights, and bicameral legislature. Written in large by James Madison.

36. Answer 4 – 20
US Constitution

37. Question
An uprising led by a former AR militia officer which broke out in western Massachusetts in Followers protested the foreclosures of farms for debt and briefly succeeded in shutting down the court system.

38. Answer 4 – 30
Shays Rebellion

39. Question
belief in the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities.

40. Answer 4 – 40
Egalitarianism

41. Question
counterbalancing influences by which an organization or system is regulated, typically those ensuring that political power is not concentrated in the hands of individuals or groups.

42. Answer 4 – 50
Checks and Balances

43. Question
Colonists who continued to support the British crown during the War for Independence. Consisted of approximately 20% of the population

44. Answer 5 – 10
Loyalists

45. Question
Economic system prevalent during Revolutionary times. Believed in exporting more than you import due to the belief that there was a fixed amount of wealth in the world.

46. Answer 5 – 20
Mercantilism

47. Question
Treaty that ended the Revolutionary War. Gave the United States its independence from Great Britain and established its North American borders.

48. Answer 5 – 30
Treaty of Paris 1783

49. Question
drafted on July 5, 1775, was a letter to King George III, from members of the Continental Congress, which represents the last attempt by the moderate party in North America to avoid a war of independence against Britain.

50. Answer 5 – 40
Olive Branch Petition

51. Question
American military commander nicknamed the swamp fox. Known for his guerilla style taxes and ability to hide his troops in the swamps of South Carolina

52. Answer 5 – 50
Francis Marion