Chapter 5 Review: The American Revolution

Colonists boycotted British goods because they were angry about westward expansion.

The Continental army won the American Revolution.

“No taxation without representation” meant the colonists thought taxes were unfair becuase they didn't live in Britain.

Delegates in the First Continental Congress created the Continental army and wrote the Olive Branch Petition.

Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence.

George Washington's army was not well trained, had few supplies, and used local militias.

The Declaration of Rights included 3 sections about rights, violations, and declaring independence.

The Boston Tea Protest was the name of the event where colonists dumped tea into the ocean to protest taxation.

Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are the unalienable rights listed in the Declaration of Independence.

The American Revolution ended with the Treaty of Paris.

Britain passed laws known as the Coercive Acts to punish the people of Boston for the Boston Massacre.

One advantage the British army had was that they had more to fight for because they wanted their freedom.

The beginning of the Revolution was the "shot heard 'round the world" during the Battles of Lexington and Concord.

A loyalist was a person who remained loyal to Great Britain during the American Revolution.

The American Revolution lasted from 1975 to 1983.

Many colonies began uniting after the Boston Massacre.

Thomas Paine wrote the pamphlet Common Sense to convince colonists to fight for taxes.

A colonist who opposed Britain’s actions and policies during the American Revolution was called a Patriot.

Baron Friedrich von Steuben trained the Continental soldiers at Valley Forge to help raise morale.

Quarter means to shelter.

The Continental army was well trained, had many supplies, and hired soldiers.

Britain passed the Stamp Act because it needed money to pay for war debts.

The Hessians helped the Continental army with financial aid, weapons, supplies, and troops after the Battle of Saratoga.

The Daughters of Liberty was a group in the colonies that protested and encouraged boycotts.

George Washington was the leader of the Continental army.

The Battle of Yorktown was the first major battle of the American Revolution.

The 2nd Continental Congress was important because it showed that the colonies would go to war if the taxes didn't stop.

Tension grew because Britain taxed the colonies without colonial representation in Parliament.

The British called the Coercive Acts the “Intolerable Acts”.

A boycott is taxes on products coming into a country.

The refusal to buy a product as part of a protest is called an alliance.