American
Revolution
How many colonies did
England establish on
mainland North America?
•Thirteen
What country founded
a permanent
settlement at Quebec?
•France
Who founded a
permanent settlement at
Quebec?
•Samuel de
Champlain
What was the economic
basis of the French
colony at Quebec?
•Fur-trading
What was the heart of
France’s colonial empire
in North America?
•Quebec
What two nations
became colonial rivals
in North America?
• England
• France
What two countries fought
against each other in the
French and Indian War?
•England
•France
What was the
French and Indian
War called in
Europe?
• The Seven Years’ War
Who won the
French and Indian
War?
•England
What territory did England
gain from France as a
result of the French and
Indian War?
• Canada
• Territory west of the
Appalachian Mountains
What did the
Proclamation of 1763
do?
• Forbid American colonists to
move west of the
Appalachian Mountains
Who issued the
Proclamation of 1763?
• The British government
• or King George III
What 3 results did the British
government intend for the
Proclamation of 1763?
• Protect friendly Indians
• Reduce conflict between
Americans colonists and the
Indians
• Reduce the cost of the British army
to protect the land west of the
Appalachians
What effect did the French and
Indian War have on the
finances of the British
government?
• British government
went greatly in debt.
According to the British
gov’t., why did it station
British troops in North
America after the French and
Indian War?
• To protect the
American colonists
What is the name of
Great Britain’s
lawmaking body?
•Parliament
What is a tariff?
•A tax on imports
What is another
name for a tariff?
•Customs Duty
What was the Sugar
Act?
• Placed a tax on French
molasses imported into
the American colonies
What was the Stamp
Act?
• Taxed newspapers and
all legal documents in
the American colonies
What was the American
attitude toward the
Sugar Act and the Stamp
Act?
•Opposed them
Who did the American
colonists believe had the
power to tax them?
•Only their elected
assemblies
What became a
popular slogan in the
American colonies?
•“No taxation without
representation.”
What did Parliament do
after the Americans
opposed the Stamp Act?
•Repealed it
Why did Parliament tax the
American colonies after
the French and Indian
War?
• British gov’t. greatly in debt
• To pay the cost of British troops
stationed in North America
What is revenue?
•Tax Money
Identify the
Townshend Acts.
• Placed import taxes on
paint, paper, lead,
glass, and tea
How did Parliament
respond to American
opposition to the
Townshend Acts?
• Repealed all the
Townshend duties, except
the tax on tea
What happened in the
Boston Massacre?
• British soldiers in Boston fired
on anti-British demonstrators
• 5 American colonists were
killed
Identify the Tea Act.
• Law passed by Parliament
• Gave the British East India
Company a monopoly over
the American tea trade
What is a monopoly?
• Complete Control
• Absence of
Competition
• No Competition
What happened at
the Boston Tea
Party?
• Protested the Tea Act
• Americans disguised
themselves as Indians
• Boarded ships owned by
British East India Company
• Threw the Tea into Boston
Harbor
Who met at the First
Continental Congress?
•Delegates from all
thirteen colonies
Why was the First
Continental Congress
important?
• Met to discuss opposition to
British policies
• First time all 13 colonies
acted together
Where did the
Revolutionary War
begin?
•Lexington and
Concord in
Massachusetts
Who were the
Minutemen?
•Members of New
England’s militia
Who wrote
Common Sense?
•Thomas Paine
What did Common
Sense say?
• Challenged the rule of
the American colonies
by the King of England
When was the
Declaration of
Independence adopted?
•July 4, 1776
When did the American
colonies declare their
independence?
•July 4, 1776
Who wrote the
Declaration of
Independence?
•Thomas Jefferson
Who was John
Locke?
• English political philosopher
• Locke’s ideas influenced
Thomas Jefferson
Who wrote that
government should protect
“Life, Liberty, and
Property”?
•John Locke
Who wrote that all men have
the right to “Life, Liberty and
the pursuit of Happiness”?
•Thomas Jefferson
Whose ideas did Thomas
Jefferson borrow when he
wrote the Declaration of
Independence?
•John Locke
•Thomas Paine
Into what 3 groups did
Americans divide during the
American Revolution?
• Patriots
• Loyalists or Tories
• Neutrals
Identify the Patriots.
• Wanted independence
from England
Identify the
Tories.
•Wanted to remain
Loyal to England
What Patriot said, “Give
me liberty, or give me
death!”
•Patrick Henry
Who was the
commander-in -chief of
the American or
Continental Army?
•George Washington
Which group of
Americans provided the
troops for the
Continental Army?
•Patriots
What 2 types of factors
contributed to the
American victory in the
Revolution?
•Diplomatic
•Military
What country helped the
Americans win their
independence from
England?
•France
What was the military
turning point of the
Revolution?
•The Battle of
Saratoga
What two nations signed
the Treaty of Alliance in
1778?
•The United States
•France
What American negotiated
the Treaty of Alliance with
France in 1778?
•Benjamin
Franklin
Where did the
American
Revolution end?
•Yorktown,
Virginia
What happened at the
Battle of Yorktown?
•The Americans and
the French defeated
the British
What battle ended the
military phase of the
Revolution and firmly
established the
independence of the United
States?
• The Battle of Yorktown