American Revolution

Question 1

Causes of the American revolution

Answer 1

Age of enlightenment
Trade restrictions
7 year war
No taxation without representation

Question 2

The Boston massacre

Answer 2

Townshend Acts placed taxes on imports
1770 Boston mob protested + confronted British soldiers
Soldiers open fired + 5 killed

Question 3

Boston tea party

Answer 3

Dec 1773 sons of Liberty dressed as Native Americans dumped 342 crates of East India Company tea into the Boston harbour
The British imposed the intolerable acts

Question 4

Intolerable acts

Answer 4

Boston port was closed until compensation was paid, military rule, assembly suspended

Question 5

2nd continental Congress

Answer 5

Thomas Paine - Common sense
George Washington elected as commander in chief of the continental congress
Declaration of independence 4/7/1776

Question 6

Washington

Answer 6

Born in Virginia to wealthy land owning tabacco farmers + slave owners. He fought in the 7 years war, was elected to Virginia’s assembly + was it’s rep at the Continental Congress. Commander in chief of the Continental Army

Question 7

Continental army

Answer 7

20,000 partime soldiers
Poorly trained + equipped
Problems with discipline + disease
Congress was slow to pay the army
Soldiers had local knowledge

Question 8

British army

Answer 8

80,000 professional full-time soldiers
Well trained + equipped with weapons + navy
Fighting in unfamiliar country
The violence increased rebel support
Thousands of miles from home

Question 9

War of independence

Answer 9

1775 war started
1777 General Howe took Philadelphia + many began to doubt the army + Washington’s leadership
1 month later America defeated British at Saratoga inspiring France to join

Question 10

Valley forge

Answer 10

After Philadelphia Washington regrouped at Valley Forge with 11,000 men for the winter.
Disease was rife in camp + 3000 died + 100s deserted
Washington won loyalty of troops by staying w/ them+pro prussian soldier Baron Von Steuben trained them

Question 11

Victory at Yorktown

Answer 11

Americans won more battles + the Britain were confined to NY. In Yorktown 1781 the British were surrounded by American troops at sea + land. Cut off from supplies, they surrendered.

Question 12

Results

Answer 12

Us grew to 50 states + Native American people/culture nearly destroyed
Inspired French + Ir rebellions
If you weren’t a white man you were screwed