The American Independance

Question 1

In the 18th century what type of leadership were most countries leaded with?

Answer 1

Monarchy

Question 2

Who were the monarchy backed by?

Answer 2

Nobility ( landowners ) & the clergy

Question 3

What did the monarchy believe about how they got their power? What was this called?

Answer 3

They believed they were blessed from god, “ the divine right of the king”

Question 4

What did their “power to rule from god mean?

Answer 4

They believed they had absolute power; the power to make whatever laws they wished

Question 5

What type of monarchy did England have?

Answer 5

A limited monarchy

Question 6

What did a limited monarchy mean?

Answer 6

The king had to consult the parliament before any laws were passed

Question 7

Who could be in the parliament?

Answer 7

A small amount of rich white men

Question 8

Who had no power?

Answer 8

The poor

Question 9

What was the only way for the British people to get power?

Answer 9

By overthrowing their rulers & replacing them with democratic governments

Question 10

When was the 7 years war?

Answer 10

1756-63

Question 11

What was the 7 yrs war?

Answer 11

The British and Americans combined to beat the French

Question 12

After the war what did their British insist on?

Answer 12

That the Americans were taxed for the cost of the war

Question 13

From when did Britain impose heavy taxes on the 13 American colonies?

Answer 13

1760

Question 14

What were the taxes to pay for?

Answer 14

The cost of keeping British troops there

Question 15

Who objected to these taxes?

Answer 15

Sons of liberty

Question 16

Why did they object to these taxes?

Answer 16

Because they were not represented in the British parliament

Question 17

What laws did they have backing their claim for objecting these taxes?

Answer 17

“No taxation without representation”

Question 18

What was the first law (Act) they put in place to get these taxes?

Answer 18

The stamp act

Question 19

What was the stamp Act?

Answer 19

A tax on legal documents and newspapers

Question 20

What happened after widespread protests on the stamp act?

Answer 20

It was discontinued

Question 21

What replaced the Stamp Act?

Answer 21

The Townshend Act

Question 22

What did the Townshend act do?

Answer 22

It placed tax on imported goods such as tea

Question 23

What did these laws do?

Answer 23

They restricted Americas imports and exports to being carried by English ships

Question 24

What products could only be sold to the English?

Answer 24

Sugar, cotton & tobacco

Question 25

What did the Americans do to the British?

Answer 25

They jeered at them

Question 26

What was the result of this jeering?

Answer 26

The Boston Massacre (1773) - the troops opened fire, killing 5

Question 27

What was the cause of the Boston tea party?

Answer 27

Tax on tea

Question 28

What was the result of these protests?

Answer 28

Britain closed the port until the tea was paid for

Question 29

What did the Americans do in the Boston tea party?

Answer 29

They dumped 3 ships worth of tea into the Boston Harbour

Question 30

Where were the colonists storing arms?

Answer 30

Concord

Question 31

Where were the British attacked?

Answer 31

Lexington

Question 32

Who were the soldiers in Lexington led by?

Answer 32

General Gage

Question 33

How many British soldiers were killed or wounded in Lexington?

Answer 33

273

Question 34

Where did the 13 representatives from the colonies meet?

Answer 34

Philadelphia, in a continental congress

Question 35

Who drew up the Declaration of Independence?

Answer 35

Tomas Jefferson

Question 36

What was the Declaration of Independence?

Answer 36

It was a statement of democratic principles.

Question 37

What is the famous line in the declaration of independence?

Answer 37

“ all men are created equal… and have certain unalienable rights that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness “

Question 38

When was the declaration of independence passed?

Answer 38

July 4th 1776

Question 39

Where did Washington get his money from? where was it located? What was its name?

Answer 39

His tobacco plant, ‘Mount Vernon ‘ in Virginia

Question 40

What was Washington’s first lead into politics?

Answer 40

He represented Virginia in the continental congress

Question 41

How did Washington get there?

Answer 41

He fought in the 7 years war

Question 42

What did the continental congress appoint Washington as?

Answer 42

Commander in chief of the American armies

Question 43

What occurred in 1775?

Answer 43

The declaration of independence

Question 44

Where were Americans defeated in 1776?

Answer 44

Bunker hill

Question 45

What did Washington arrive with to evacuate Boston?

Answer 45

Reinforcements

Question 46

When was New York captured by the British?

Answer 46

September 1776

Question 47

What occurred on Christmas Day?

Answer 47

Washington crossed the Delaware river and defeated the British at Trenton

Question 48

What did the victory at Trenton do for American spirits?

Answer 48

It lifted them greatly

Question 49

What was Washington called to do in 1787?

Answer 49

He was called to become the president of the constitutional convention

Question 50

When did the colonies agree on a constitution for the new republic of the US?

Answer 50

1788

Question 51

What did each colony have after the constitution was passed? What did they do?

Answer 51

It’s own government, they dealt with everything

Question 52

What did the government in Washington deal with?

Answer 52

All matter regarding issue that all the states have

Question 53

Who did the federal government consist of? What did they do?

Answer 53

The president - governed the country The congress - passed laws and decided on taxes

Question 54

What number president was Washington elected as?

Answer 54

The first

Question 55

How many terms did Washington serve as?

Answer 55

2 four year terms

Question 56

When did Washington die?

Answer 56

December 14th 1799

Question 57

What is Washington’s nickname?

Answer 57

Father of the United States

Question 58

What did the constitution also include, that gave people freedom of the press, and trial by jury etc..

Answer 58

The bill of rights

Question 59

What did the constitution make america the first of?

Answer 59

The first democratic country

Question 60

When did Washington get a victory at Princeton?

Answer 60

1777

Question 61

Where did the British capture in 1777?

Answer 61

Philadelphia

Question 62

What was the turning point of the war?

Answer 62

When General Gates won the battle of Saratoga

Question 63

When was France encouraged to join the Americans revolution?

Answer 63

1777

Question 64

Where did the Americans spend the winter?

Answer 64

Valley forge

Question 65

Why did 2,500 people die in valley forge?

Answer 65

Lack of food, cold & disease

Question 66

How did Washington hold the army together?

Answer 66

With supplies of food and clothing

Question 67

What solders were brought in to train the army?

Answer 67

Ex-Prussian

Question 68

When did France join America?

Answer 68

1778

Question 69

How many soldiers did France bring to America?

Answer 69

8,000

Question 70

How did the French military help the Americans?

Answer 70

By attacking the British navy

Question 71

How did the French navy make the British soldiers life awful?

Answer 71

By attacking them, they blocked supply’s going to the soldiers and blocked reinforcements

Question 72

In 1781 who did the British surround?

Answer 72

Col.Cornwallis of Yorktown

Question 73

What did Cornwallis surrender lead to?

Answer 73

Peace negotiations

Question 74

What was the name of the treaty that recognised the independence of the American colonies?

Answer 74

The treaty of Versailles