The American Revolution

A patriot is a....

• colonist who wanted to stay loyal to England

• colonist who wanted their independence from England

• colonist who wanted to go back to England

• colonist that wanted to join the native Americans

A loyalist is a colonist who...

• wanted to talk to Spain about being allies

• wanted to gain their freedom from England

• wanted to go back to England

• wanted to stay loyal to England

The Declaration of Independence...

• was written by Thomas Jefferson

• states all people are created equal

• states that the right to govern belongs to the people

• all of the above

What role did women NOT take on during the revolution?

• Nurses

• drew out battle field lines

• undercover spies

• took care of the home

What caused the American Revolution?

• Parliament believed that they had the right to govern the colonists

• Parliament wanted to tax the colonists to pay for the French and Indian war

• Both