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Unit 2 Test Review #2 American Revolution

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  • What did the slogan “Join, or Die” represent?
    The need for colonial unity against Britain.
  • Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
    Thomas Jefferson
  • Who was the leader of the Continental Army?
    George Washington
  • What was the purpose of the First Continental Congress?
    To organize a response to British policies
  • What were the Intolerable Acts, and why did Britain pass them?
    Punishments for the Boston Tea Party, including closing Boston's port.
  • Who were the Loyalists?
    Colonists who remained loyal to Britain
  • What was the Boston Massacre (1770)?
    British soldiers killed five colonists during a violent protest.
  • What did Shays' Rebellion show about the Articles of Confederation?
    The government was too weak to deal with problems.
  • Why was the Battle of Yorktown important?
    It was the final battle of the war, where the British surrendered
  • Who wrote Common Sense, and what was its main argument?
    Thomas Paine, arguing for independence from Britain
  • What was the French and Indian War?
    A conflict between Britain and France in North America from 1754 to 1763.
  • What is one legacy of the American Revolution?
    It inspired other countries to fight for independence
  • What was the Proclamation of 1763?
    It banned colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
  • What was the Treaty of Paris (1783)?
    The agreement that officially ended the war and recognized American independence
  • After the Battle of Saratoga (1777), who agreed to come to the aid of the US?
    It convinced France to help the Americans
  • What was one reason the colonists wanted independence from Britain?
    Unfair taxes
  • How did the French and Indian War change Britain's relationship with the American colonies?
    Britain started taxing the colonies to pay for the war.
  • Why were the Articles of Confederation considered weak?
    The government couldn’t collect taxes or enforce laws
  • How did the colonists respond to the Stamp Act?
    They protested and boycotted British goods.
  • Why did Britain impose the Stamp Act (1765)? What was taxed?
    To raise money from the colonies to pay war debts. All PAPER
  • Who were the Patriots?
    Colonists who supported independence
  • Why did the colonists hold the Boston Tea Party?
    To protest the Tea Act and British taxes.
  • Who were the Minutemen?
    Colonial militia ready to fight at a moment’s notice.
  • What does the phrase "No taxation without representation" mean?
    Colonists didn’t want to be taxed unless they had a say in Parliament.
  • What were the Townshend Acts?
    Taxes on goods like glass, paper, and tea.
  • What were the Articles of Confederation?
    The first government of the United States.
  • When was the Declaration of Independence signed?
    July 4, 1776.
  • What did the Olive Branch Petition try to do?
    It was an attempt to avoid war by asking the king to make peace.
  • What did the Declaration of Independence say about government?
    Governments should protect people’s rights, and people can change it if it doesn't
  • Who won the French and Indian War? How did it impact them?
    Britain and left them with DEBT
  • What is the Declaration of Independence?
    A document declaring the colonies' independence from Britain.
  • What was the purpose of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?
    It set rules for how new states could be added to the U.S.
  • Who helped the Americans win the war?
    France
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