American Revolution

This was a tax on all printed materials in the 13 Colonies.

• Stamp Act
• Sugar Act
• Tea Act
• Townshend Act

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Finish this American Colonist Motto, "No Taxation without..."

• Transportation
• Relaxation
• Representation
• Sensation

Why were the American Colonist taxed after the French and Indian War?

• Britain was in debt and needed money
• That was the agreement with the Native Americans
• They made too much money
• Townshend Acts

What is the army of volunteers led by George Washington that fought in the Revolutionary War

• treason

• militia

• minuteman

• continental army

Describe the economy of the Southern Colonies.

• These colonies grew and sold crops that were used every day like wheat and grain
• These colonies grew crops that were used to make great profit.  At first they grew tobacco. Later their big crop was cotton.
• These colonies created and traded manufactured goods from raw materials.  They created the final products like paper from wood.
• The first colony in America set up in 1607. Due to their harsh conditions and lack of communication, the early colonists began to govern themselves and make decisions to solve their daily problems.
  

Which battle was fought on a hill so that the Patriots could be in cannon distance to their enemy?

• Yorktown
• Saratoga
• Lexington and Concord
• Bunker Hill

What was the last major battle in the war?

• Yorktown
• Saratoga
• Lexington and Concord
• Bunker Hill

During the winter at _________, George Washington faced a harsh winter.

• Valley Forge
• Saratoga
• Lexington and Concord
• Bunker Hill

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Jefferson
• Benedict Arnold
• Thomas Paine
• Benjamin Franklin

He was the King of England during the Revolution.

• George Washington
• King George III
• John Adams
• Patrick Henry