American Revolution Review

​American Revolution

By TIARA BROWN

Multiple Choice

Timeline Challenge

• Stamp Act → French and Indian War → Boston Tea Party → Boston Massacre

• French and Indian War → Stamp Act → Boston Massacre → Boston Tea Party

• Boston Massacre → Stamp Act → French and Indian War → Boston Tea Party

After the French and Indian War, Great Britain had a lot of debt. Britain began taxing the colonists to help pay for the war.

Important Acts:

• Sugar Act → taxed sugar and molasses

• Stamp Act → taxed printed materials

• Townshend Acts → taxed imported goods such as glass, paper, paint, and tea

Colonists were angry because they did not have representatives in Parliament.

🗣️ “No taxation without representation!”

​The Road to Revolution

Multiple Choice

Why did Great Britain begin taxing the colonists?

• To pay debts from the French and Indian War

• To help the colonies become independent

• To reward the colonists

• To help France

Colonist Protest

As Britain passed more taxes and laws, tensions increased.

🔴 Boston Massacre — 1770
British soldiers fired into a crowd of colonists.

☕ Boston Tea Party — 1773
Colonists dumped British tea into Boston Harbor to protest British policies.

These events increased the conflict between Britain and the colonies.

Multiple Choice

The Boston Tea Party was a protest against British policies.

• True

• False

Battles of the Revolution

LEXINGTON & CONCORD — 1775 💥

• First military battles of the American Revolution

• Fighting between the colonists and British troops began

• Known for the “shot heard ’round the world”

• ⭐ Remember: Lexington & Concord = BEGINNING

BATTLE OF SARATOGA — 1777 🇫🇷

• Important American victory

• Convinced France to become an American ally

• France provided support to help the Americans

• ⭐ Remember: Saratoga = TURNING POINT

BATTLE OF YORKTOWN — 1781 🏆

• American and French forces defeated the British

• British General Cornwallis surrendered

• Last major battle of the American Revolution

• ⭐ Remember: Yorktown = END

Multiple Choice

This battle is known as the turning point of the war.

• The Battle of Yorktown

• The Battle of Bunker Hill

• The Battle of Saratoga

• The Battles of Lexington and Concord

Important People

George Washington — Commander in Chief
Thomas Jefferson — Main writer of the Declaration of Independence
Benjamin Franklin — Helped gain French support
Patrick Henry — “Give me liberty, or give me death!”
Paul Revere — Known for his midnight ride
Benedict Arnold — Betrayed the Patriot cause and joined the British
PATRIOTS → Wanted independence
LOYALISTS → Remained loyal to Britain

Multiple Choice

Who said “Give me liberty, or give me death!”?

• Benedict Arnold

• Thomas Jefferson

• Patrick Henry

• Benjamin Franklin

Open Ended

Who betrayed the American cause?

Open Ended

Patriot or Loyalist?

“I believe the colonies should separate from Great Britain.”

Open Ended

What was one major cause of the American Revolution?