COLONIALISM TO AMERICAN REVOLUTION

Why did the leaders of the colonies meet at the 2nd Continental Congress?

• To raise taxes for the war
• To gain Great Britain's support
• To begin a strong national defense with an army led by George Washington
• Established an alliance with the US and France

This rebellious group came together because it was ready to act instead of just talk

• Loyalists
• Operation Orange
• 2nd Continental Congress
• The Son's of Liberty

Which document granted the US independence from England?

• English Bill of Rights
• Magna Carta
• Treaty of Paris of 1783
• Proclamation Act of 1763

What forbade colonists to settle in the area west of the Appalachian Mountains?

• The Proclamation Act of 1763
• Treaty of Paris
• Magna Carta
• Treaty of Paris of 1783

This battle influenced the American Revolution when the colonists along with the French surrounded the British and they were forced to surrender.

• Lexington and Concord
• Battle of Saratoga
• Battle of Yorktown
• Battle of Trenton

Which Battle was a turning point in the War?

• Battle of Gettysburg
• Lexington and Concord
• Battle of Yorktown
• Battle of Saratoga

Pamphlet written by Thomas Paine, spoke about the colonies becoming independent from Great Britain.

• Common Sense

• Declaration of Independence

• Olive Branch Petition

• Treaty of Paris (1783)

The Battles of ____________________ and __________________ sparked the Revolutionary War.

• Lexington; Concord

• Concord; Bunker's Hill

• Lexington; Saratoga

• Concord; Camden

Jefferson's political ideas were influenced by the ______________________, a movement that emphasized science and reason as guides to help see the world more clearly.

• Enlightenment

• Scientific Revolution

• Great Awakening

• French Revolution

What War before the American Revolution was the war where France lost most of it's possessions to the British?

• Seven Years War

• Battle of Quebec

• Battle of Fort Duquesne

• Battle of Bunker Hill