History Unit 3

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announced independence from great britain

In 1776, what did thirteen colonies in North America do?

civil disobedience

civil disobedience many protesters that followed the stamp act and intolerable acts were examples of_______?

what did Thomas Paine write?

common sense

What was the Second Continental Congress' most important accomplishments?

creation of the declaration of independence

Before the revolution, the British thought it was fair to tax the colonies to help pay the expenses they had run up fighting which of the following?

french and indians

where were the first shots of the Revolutionary War fired?

lexington

What are unalienable rights?

life, liberty, pursuit of happiness

which is the correct role played by Mercy Otis Warren?

propaganda writer for the patriot cause

who is often considered the founder of the U.S. Navy?

John Paul Jones

close all british forts in the west

The treaty of paris 1783 DID NOT_____.

Which action by the King George provided examples that moved colonists to prepare the Declaration of Independence?

stamp act and intolerable act

Mercantilism was one of the grievances that caused the American Revolution.

supplies of, raw materials, market for, british goods, mercantilism

Which was a major cause of tension between the colonists and Great Britain?

the proclamation of 1763 prohibited british colonial settlement west of the appalacian mountains

why were colonists angry about tea delivered to Boston?

they were not allowed a say in the tax on the tea

For imposing taxes without our consent... Declaration of Independence

this was written in response to the passage of the stamp act in 1765.

Which event occurred when Washington trained troops to be a more professional army as they faces frostbite and starvation, and remaining soldiers became a dedicated fighting force who were able to turn the tide of the war the next year?

valley forge

stamp act, townshed act, boston tea party, intolerable act

what is the correct sequence of these acts?

revolutionary

what major era in U.S. history have we been learning about?

battle of saratoga

which battle is considered a turning point for Americans in the Revolutionary War?

loyalists

who opposed the Declaration of Independence?

who was born in Boston, publishes poor richards alamanac, negotiated and signed treaty of alliance with france, served as delegate to the Philadelphia?

Benjamin Franklin


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