Unit 2 A: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)

The colonists’ views on the Stamp and Townshend Acts can best be stated as

• "God save the King”

• “taxation without representation”

• “Anything for my King”

• “Parliament knows best”

The colonists immediately reacted to the Stamp and Townshend Acts with

• parades

• the battle at Lexington and Concord

• boycotting of English goods

• obedience

Colonists that remained loyal to King George III and England during the Revolution were known

• Patriots

• Loyalist/Tories

• England's Children

• Redmen

One reason for England heavily taxing their colonists was due to

• The King's greed

• Heavy debt from the French and Indian War

• The King's lack of compassion

• Debt from piracy in the Atlantic Ocean

The Olive Branch Petition was sent to King George III 

• to list the colonists' grievances

• to ask for a return to peace between England the colonies

• to declare the colonist's independence from England

• to permit settlements west of the Appalachians

The Secondary Continental Congress took the following actions to prepare for war.

• Invaded England

• Printed too much money to cause inflation.

• Abolished slavery in all the colonies

• Appointed George Washington commander of the continentak Army.

Colonial settlements west of the Appalachian Mountains were prohibited by which law?

• The Proclamation of 1763

• The Navigation Acts

• The Sugar Act

• The Explotation Act

Washington’s decision to attack Trenton in New Jersey caught the Hessians off guard because

• his troops were outnumbered

• he had no way to cross the Delaware

• it was winter

• his troops were in Philadelphia

The American victory at Saratoga was a turning point in the war because  

• it convinced France to commit troops to the American cause.

• it convinced the Dutch to enter the war on the American side.

• it convinced Spain to enter the war on the American side.

• it was the last British offensive of the war.

Fighting during the Revolutionary war began between a colonial militia and British troops at Lexington and Concord

• True

• False