VSC Unit 2: American Revolution

After the Intolerable Acts were passed this was the first organized resistance in the colonies?

What the colonists called the Coercive Acts which punished Boston for the Tea Party

The first battle of the American Revolution--"The shot heard around the world"

Why were many in the South hesitant in initially supporting the American Revolution?

Which impact did geography have on the development of the English colonies?

On what did the colonists base their opposition to being taxed by Parliament?

Founder of the Sons of Liberty and the Committees of Correspondence

Enlightenment author whose ideas about "life, liberty and property" influenced the Declaration of Independence

The idea that it was a woman's job after the American Revolution to teach her children patriotism for their new country

What was the purpose of Benjamin Franklin's 1754 Albany Plan of Union?

1765 British tax on printed items that led to a boycott of British goods

What was the British reponse to the colonists' boycott after the Stamp Act?

Last battle of the American Revolution. After the battle, Cornwallis surrendered to Washington

Which region was the most ethnically and religiously diverse?

They settled in the North (New England--Massachusetts) weren't tolerant of other religions, beliefs

"He has plundered our seas, ravaged our coasts" saysJefferson of George 3 in the Dec of Ind. What is he accusing him of?

Chief general of the British in the American Revolution

Author of "Common Sense" which advocated the colonies get their independence from Britain

What did Thomas Paine and Thomas Jefferson have in common?

Famous for saying "Give me liberty or give me death"

This event before 1770 changed the relationship between the British and the Colonists

Sam Adams, John Hancock and others boarded British ships and dumped 342 chests of tea into BostonHarbor in 1773

Only 45% of the colonists supported this side; those who wanted independence and felt the British violated their rights

Put in order--VA House of Burgesses, Saratoga, Lex&Con, Dec of Ind, Salutary Neglect ends, Treaty of Paris

In addition to taxation without representation, why else did the VA House of Burgesses object to the Stamp Act?

New York battle that was an important turning point. Patriot victory convinces the French to help them against England.

Sons of Liberty leader Sam Adams and Common Sense author Thomas Paine protested this type of government ruled by a king

What did European Enlightenment writers of the 17th and 18th century give us?

This 13th century document (1215) established basic rights, rule of law and representative assemblies for the British

First person to die for the freedom of the 13 colonies; he was killed when troops opened fire in the Boston Massacre

Which of the following was a goal of mercantilism?