American Revolution

American Revolution

1563-1783

Key Vocabulary

• Boycott- refusing to buy goods from a certain country.

• Repeal- to cancel an act or law

• Writs of Assistance- legal document that allowed officers to search homes and warehouses for goods that might be smuggled

• Committee of Correspondence- governments created in each colony before the revolution to organize resistance against the British.

• Militia- Military force made up of ordinary citizens

• Blockade- using ships to prevent goods from leaving harbor

• Patriots- American Colonists who were determined to gain independence from the British

Vocab Con't

• Loyalists- American Colonists who stayed loyal to Great Britain

• Civil disobedience- the refusal to obey certain laws or governmental demands for the purpose of influencing legislation or government policy, characterized by the employment of such nonviolent techniques as boycotting, picketing, and non payment of taxes.

• Unalienable Rights-Rights that cannot or should not be taken away by a government because they are given by God; examples: "Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness."

Multiple Choice

What are the rights that cannot be taken away because they are given by God?

• Loyalty Rights

• Unalienable Rights

• Freedom of Speech

Multiple Choice

To cancel an act or law means...

• boycott

• review

• repeal

• commit

Multiple Choice

What is a patriot?

• Tom Bradys old team

• American Colonists

• loyalists

Leaders of the Revolution

George Washington

Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army

Samuel Adams

Boston Patriot who opposed British taxation. He established the committee of correspondence. Leader of the Sons of Liberty.

Benjamin Franklin

Author, publisher, inventor an diplomat

Thomas Jefferson

main author of the Declaration of Independence

Multiple Choice

Who was one of the main authors of the Declaration of Independence

• Thomas Jefferson

• Tom Jones

• Tommy

• Tomas Henderson

Multiple Choice

Who was the leader of the Continental Army

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• George Bush

• Joe Biden

Multiple Choice

Samuel Adams was the leader of...

• Daughters of Freedom

• Sons of Liberty

• Patriots

Patrick Henry

Patriot from Virginia

Famous for saying "Give me Liberty, or give me death!"

Thomas Paine

Wrote Common Sense and American Crisis. He urged Americans to support the Patriot cause during the American Revolution.

John and Abigail Adams

John advocated for independence, he was a delegate for the Continental Congress and part of the Declaration of Independence Committee.

Abigail was known for her stance on women's rights in letters to her husband.

Wentworth Cheswell

Educated African-American Patriot, made the same midnight ride as Paul Revere warning that the British were coming

Mercy Otis Warren

Patriot Writer that supported independence and convinced others to join the cause. First woman historian of the American Revolution, published plays, books and poetry.

Multiple Choice

Who wrote Common Sense and American Crisis

• Thomas Jefferson

• Thomas Paine

• Samuel Adams

Multiple Choice

Who said, " Give me liberty or give me death!"

• Patrick Henry

• John Adams

• Thomas Paine

Multiple Choice

Who was the educated black man that took the same ride as Paul Revere?

• John Adams

• Fredrick Douglas

• Wentworth Cheswell

James Armistead

African-American spy during the American Revolution. Spied on Lord Cornwallis' camp.

Bernardo de Galvez

Spaniard who held off British in New Orleans, but allowed American the use of the port.

Multiple Choice

What year was the Sugar Act?

• 1764

• 1864

• 1964

Multiple Choice

When British Soldiers could live in the colonists home without permission it was called...

• Townshend Acts

• Tea Act

• Quartering Act

Multiple Choice

A series of laws passed to punish the colonists because of the Boston Tea Party.....

• Intolerable Acts

• Inalienable Rights

• Sugar Act

Multiple Choice

Declaration of Independence was signed in what year?

• 1778

• 1776

• 1976

• 1876

Multiple Choice

What was the last battle of the war?

• Lexington and Concord

• Saratoga

• Yorktown

Multiple Choice

What ended the American Revolution?

• Treaty of Versailles

• Treaty of Paris