stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
American Revolution Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
American Revolution
American Revolution
25 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
263 plays
#American RevolutionReview of the Causes and Events of the American Revolution
Flashcards
25 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
25
Answers
1
Why were the Magna Carta, Mayflower Compact, and Fundamental Orders of Connecticut important?
Guaranteed a large militia in the colonies
Laid a foundation for self-government
Made all people to participate in government
2
He introduced the Albany Plan of Union, helped write the Declaration, helped get French support
George Washington
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin
3
What was George Washington's role during the American Revolution?
King of Britain
Commander of the Continental Army
Major in British Army
4
Which physical characteristic most influenced population distribution and settlement-
Religious groups in the same colonies
Appalachian Mts were not a barrier to settlement patterns
colonies were established near bodies of water
5
What was the main idea of the Declaration of Independence?
People have the right to rebel against an unjust government
US needs central government
Power of the president must be limited
6
Which events respectively occurred in 1776 & 1783?
Battle of Yorktown, Battle of Trenton
Declaration of Ind. written, Treaty of Paris ends the war
7
What is an example of civil disobedience?
Tarring and feathering
Boycotting the Stamp Act
Boston Tea Party
8
Why did settlers first go to Plymouth, Maryland, and Pennsylvania?
Get new spices
Convert Native American to Christianity
Religious freedom
9
What document officially ended the American Revolution?
Proclamation of 1763
Treaty of Paris 1783
Olive Branch Petition
10
Why did the British loose the during the American Revolution?
Loyalists outnumbered the patriots
Americans had a superior navy
Patriots had motivation, foreign aid, knowledge of the land
11
What important reason for colonial victory in the Amer. Rev. is missing from chart?
Americans had more Native American allies
Help from foreign nations
Americans had a better navy
12
What was a major difference between the 3 colonial regions?
Relations with England
Geographic conditions
Political beliefs
13
Why was the American victory at Saratoga important?
British were weakened by the loss and began to withdraw
John Paul Jones escaped from the British Navy
Won French support/kept colonies from being divided into two
14
Why didn't a plantation system develop in the New England colonies?
Flatlands and lack of forests
Wide coastal plains and good harbors
Rocky soil and short growing seasons
15
Did Britain or the colonist have more to lose during the war?
Colonies had more advantages upon entering the war
England had few advantages in the war against the colonies.
Colonies had few but important advantages in the war
16
What event happened right after of the midnight ride of Paul Revere?
Winter at Valley Forge
1st battle of Revolution at Lexington
Last Battle of Revolution at Yorktown
17
What was an important effect of the Treaty of Paris 1783?
Americans agreed make Native Americans citizens
Britain gave ownership of land from Atlantic to Miss. River
Ohio River Valley returned to France
18
Thomas Paine's Common Sense was import because it-
Outlined a new government
Argued for a Bill of Rights to be added to the Constitution
Convinced Americans to support independence
19
Which of the following describes the significance of Marquis de Lafayette?
He led a boycott against the purchase of British goods
captured the French city of Quebec
trained&commanded soldiers Continental Army
20
The turning point of the American Revolution was--
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Trenton
Battle of Concord
21
Which founding father was an example of civic virtue by commanding soldiers at a time of danger
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
George Washington
22
Who supported the Stamp Act?
British
Colonist
23
British colonists objected to the Proclamation of 1763 because they--
Feared it would provoke attacks from American Indians
Resented the limits it imposed on westward expansion
Did not want to share control of the fur trade with France
24
What was a major reason for development of representative government in colonies?
colonists no longer under British control
distance between England and the colonies
to provide raw materials to and market for their goods
25
Importance of the year 1776
first Treaty of Paris written to end French & Indian War
Declaration of Indepedence adopted
Mayflower Compact signed
