American Revolution Study Guide

VUS.4

1. Who was the harsh Prussian General that taught the colonists how to fight?– Baron Von Steuben

2. Who turned traitor to the Continental Army by trying to turn over West Point to the British?– Benedict Arnold

3. What were the American advantages during the war?1. Americans only had to hold out to win - Britain control the cities but

not the countryside.2. Fighting on own soil - Britain was far from home and it took up to 6

months for orders and supplies to get here.3. War was not popular in Britain.4. Americans were more devoted.

4. Avoiding any situation that threatened the destruction of his army is strength of __________________________________________

– George Washington5. Briefly describe the Patriots.

– Believed in complete independence from England– Inspired by Locke, Paine, and words of Patrick Henry– Provided the troops for the Continental Army.

6. Which tax made colonist pay taxes on legal documents?Stamp Act

7. ___________________ without representation was one of the causes of the American Revolution.

No Taxation8. What is Patrick Henry famous for saying?– “Give me liberty or give me death”

9. In which event did colonists dress up as Native Americans and dump tea into Boston Harbor?– Boston Tea Party

10. What was the purpose of the Coercive Acts?Punish Boston (Mass.) for Boston Tea Party

11.Why were the colonists upset about the taxes imposed upon them?– They did not have representation in Parliament

12.Why did Parliament raise taxes in the colonies after 1763?– To pay for the French and Indian War

13.Tensions between the colonists and the British increased as a result of what event in Boston?– Boston Massacre

14.What group wanted to remain loyal to England?– Loyalists (Tories)

15. What were supporters for independence called?– Patriots

• 16. The Proclamation Act of 1763 prohibited:– Settlement west of the Appalachian Mtns.

• 17. What happened to the French as a result of the French and Indian War?– Lost most of it’s territory in North America

18. What were the two sides in the French and Indian War?– French vs. Britain

19. What were the unalienable rights guaranteed in the Declaration? – Life, Liberty, and Pursuit of Happiness

20. Who wrote the Declaration?– Thomas Jefferson

21. According to the Declaration, what do people have the right to do if their government becomes destructive?

– Alter or Abolish it

22. Who wrote Common Sense?– Thomas Paine

23. Who was the Enlightenment philosopher, whose ideas, more than any other, influenced the American belief in self-government?

– John Locke

24. Why was the start of the Revolution called the “shot heard round the world”?

– Start of revolution against the largest empire in the world

25. What was the treaty that officially ended the war?– Treaty of Paris

26. What is significant about July 4th, 1776?– Declaration of Independence was signed (America declared its independence

from England)

27. What were the laws passed under the Intolerable (Coercive) Acts?1. The port of Boston was closed until tea was paid for.2. British officers accused of violence would be tried in England, not America.3. British troops could be quartered in private homes. (Quartering Act)4. Self-gov. was limited in Mass.

28. What did the Navigations Acts do?– Said colonies could only trade with England

29. What happened at Valley Forge?– Continental army suffered large number of casualties due to harsh winter

30. What battle was the turning point of the war and persuaded the French to join on the side of the Americans?

– Battle of Saratoga

31. What city did Washington attach on Christmas Day?– Trenton, NJ

32. What event was the first confrontation between British troops and colonists (resulted in the death of 5 colonists)?

– Boston Massacre

33. The group that would prohibit shopkeepers from selling British goods by using acts of terrorism was called ______________________________________.

– Sons of Liberty

34. What did the Writs of Assistance state?– British customs officers can search anytime, anywhere without a

warrant

35. What was the policy of treatment with which the British had handled the colonies before the French and Indian War?– Salutary Neglect

36.What was the battle the colonists were winning but ran out of supplies?– Bunker Hill

37.Who commanded the French troops in America?– Marquis de Lafayette

38.Who was the Virginian that proposed that the colonies should be independent?– Richard Henry Lee