People
Causes
Battles
Declaration of
Independence
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Vocabulary
People - 10
Who was a strong supporter of the policies
that lead to the American revolution (causes
of the war) and opposed independent
government in the colonies?
People Answer – 10
• King George III
People - 20
Who did the colonists select to run the
Continental Army? Why?
People Answer – 20
• George Washington
• His experience from fighting in the French and
Indian War made him a brave and skilled
soldier
People - 30
Who was the Patriot hero of the battle of
Saratoga and a member of the Sons of
Liberty?
People Answer – 30
• Benedict Arnold
People - 40
Who was known for saying “Give me liberty or
give me death?” in one of his speeches? What
did he mean by this?
People Answer – 40
• Patrick Henry
• I’d rather die than be forced to live without my
natural rights
People - 50
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence
and doubled the size of the United States with
the Louisiana Purchase?
People Answer – 50
Thomas Jefferson
Causes - 10
What was the first cause that lead to the
Revolutionary War? How did that lead to the
Revolutionary War?
Causes Answer – 10
• The French and Indian War
• It cost Britain a lot of money
Causes - 20
Why did King George III tax the colonists? What
was the first tax he imposed?
Causes Answer – 20
• To pay for the French and Indian War
• The Stamp Act
Causes - 30
What was the Stamp Act? How did the colonists
respond to this?
Causes Answer – 30
• A tax on anything printed on paper
• Colonists boycotted (refuse to buy, sell, or use
certain goods) British goods
Causes - 40
Why did the colonists refuse to buy or sell the
tea from the East India Tea Company even
though it was cheaper than the smuggled
(illegally imported and not taxed) tea? (Give 2
reasons)
Causes Answer – 40
• Colonists still didn’t want to pay a tax they
hadn’t agreed to
• Didn’t want only 1 company to control the tea
trade
Causes - 50
What happened at the Boston Tea Party and
why? What was the punishment King George
gave the Colonists for the Boston Tea Party?
Causes Answer – 50
• Colonists refused to buy or sell the tea from
the East India Tea Company and Britain
refused to take it back so it sat in the Boston
harbor unloaded. Sons of Liberty boarded
ships illegally and threw tea into the Boston
Harbor
• King George punished the colonists with the
Coercive Acts/ Intolerable Acts
Battles - 10
Why did the Battle of Lexington and Concord
happen? Why was it important?
Battles Answer – 10
• The British soldiers heard that the patriots
(colonists who opposed British rule) were
storing gun powder and cannons in Concord
• British traveled to Concord to destroy the
supplies and search for hidden weapons
• It showed the Patriots that they needed an
army
Battles - 20
What happened at the Battles of Lexington and
Concord? What was the result?
Battles Answer – 20
• British went to Concord to search for hidden
weapons
• Minutemen (people who received special
training for battle) forced them to turn back
toward Boston
• On the way back, colonists shot at British from
behind trees and stone walls
• Result: More than 250 British soldiers were
hurt and killed before they got to Boston
Battles - 30
Why was the battle of Yorktown important?
(Give 2 reasons)
Battles Answer – 30
• Last big battle of the war
• Victory meant that America had won the war
and their independence
Battles - 40
Which battle was the turning point of the war?
What happened and why was it the turning
point?
Battles Answer – 40
• Battle of Saratoga
• Americans won & forced 5,000 British soldiers
to surrender
• This war was a turning point b/c it convinced
the French that America could win
• France became our ally and sent money,
soldiers, and powerful navy to help the
Americans. They also taught the Americans to
march together and use their weapons
properly (our army was new at this point)
Battles - 50
What happened at the Battle of Yorktown?
Battles Answer – 50
• British went to Yorktown b/c it was located
between 2 rivers. They thought it would make
it easy to get troops and supplies to the British
• Washington’s army (Continental Army) and
French navy met them at Yorktown
• French navy blocked Yorktown harbor so the
British ships couldn’t rescue the British army.
• British were trapped, had no way to escape
• British surrendered (gave up)
Dec. of Ind. - 10
Part 2 of the Declaration of Independence
explained that all people are born with natural
rights (freedoms protected by the
government’s laws) that no one can take
away. It also said “all men are created equal.”
What does this mean?
Dec. of Ind. Answer – 10
• “all men are created equal” means that
everyone should have the same rights
Dec. of Ind. - 20
Part 2 of the Declaration of Independence
explained that all people are born with natural
rights (freedoms protected by the
government’s laws) that no one can take
away. What did it say the people have the
right to do if the government does not protect
these rights?
Dec. of Ind. Answer – 20
• Said the government should protect these
rights or the people have the right to start a
new government
Dec. of Ind. - 30
Part five of the Declaration of Independence
has the delegates’ signatures. Out of the
people we studied, who were the people who
signed the Declaration of Independence?
(There were 3 who signed) Why was it a big
deal that they signed?
Dec. of Ind. Answer – 30
• Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Ben Franklin
• Signing was risky because they could be
charged with treason (fighting against your
own government)
Dec. of Ind. - 40
Part 3 of the Declaration of Independence
listed many ways King George III had abused
his power (complaints against him). What are
three ways King George III had abused his
power?
Dec. of Ind. Answer – 40
• Taken away the colonists’ rights
• Forced taxes on them
• Sent soldiers to control them
Dec. of Ind. - 50
Why was the Declaration of Independence so
important? (Give 2 reasons)
Dec. of Ind. Answer – 50
• It declared the colonies independent from
Britain (part 4)
• Marked the moment when Americans chose
to rule themselves
Vocabulary - 10
Who were the Patriots and the Loyalists?
Vocabulary Answer – 10
• Patriots - colonists who opposed British rule
• Loyalists – People who were loyal to King
George III
Vocabulary - 20
What is a tax?
Vocabulary Answer – 20
• Money people pay the government for
services
Vocabulary - 30
What are natural rights? (Give the definition and
tell what the natural rights are)
Vocabulary Answer – 30
• Freedoms protected by the government’s laws
• Right to live, be free and seek happiness –
“life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”
Vocabulary - 40
Who were the Sons of Liberty?
Vocabulary Answer – 40
• Groups across the colonies that formed and
protested against the taxes
Vocabulary - 50
What is a representative?
Vocabulary Answer – 50
• Someone who is chosen to speak and act for
others