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Causes of the American Revolution Study Guide
*Your test covering Chapter 5 will be on Monday, October 22nd.
Everything on this study guide will be on the test in a Multiple Choice Question, True/False or Short Answer*
Who attended both the First and Second Continental Congress?Patrick Henry, John Adams, Sam Adams, Richard Henry Lee, George Washington
What was the First Continental Congress?Meeting of colonial delegates in Philadelphia to decide how to respond to increased taxes and abuses of authority by the British government; delegates petitioned King George III listing freedoms they believed colonists should enjoy
What are unalienable rights? Where can you find these rights? life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness, Declaration of Independence.
Name the effects of the Townshend Acts.Boycotts of British goods, urged Colonists to wear Homemade clothes, Daughters of Liberty were formed.
Describe Patriots.-Colonists who chose to fight for independence
Describe Loyalists -Those who remained loyal to Great Britain
What were the causes of the American Revolution?
Taxation, Lack of Representation in Parliament, Trade Restriction
Who warned that the British were coming?Thomas Gage and Paul Revere
What was the Olive Branch Petition? What was the purpose of the Olive Branch Petition?
Petition sent to the King by the Colonists as one last attempt to avoid war. The purpose was to have peace between the Colonies and England.
What did the Second Continental Congress establish?Authorized the printing of money, Set up a Post Office with Ben Franklin as the head, Created the Continential Congress
What was the Second Continental Congress? Meeting of colonial delegates in Philadelphia to decide how to react to fighting in Lexington and Concord
What was the purpose of the Stamp Act?To raise money for the British to pay off their war debt
What English Philosopher influenced Thomas Jefferson in writing the Declaration of Independence? John Locke
What was the Declaration of Independence?Statement of Second Continental Congress that defined the colonist’s rights, outlined their complaints against Great Britain, and declared colonies’ independence
Name three laws in the Coercive/Intolerable Acts.laws passed by Parliament to punish the colonists for resisting British authority.
- Forced colonists to house British soldiers
- Banned town meetings in the colonies
- Closed Boston Harbor until the colonists paid for the ruined tea.
How did the laws in the Coercive/Intolerable Acts affect the colonists?Made the colonists stronger and more patriotic.
Explain the ideas found in the Declaration of Independence.
The Preamble: Explains why the Continental Congress drew up the Declaration.
Declaration of Natural Rights: Lists the rights of the citizens
List of Grievances: Lists the colonists complaints against the British govt. King George III is singled out.
Resolution of Independence: Declares that the colonies are “Free and Independent States” to make war, form alliances, trade with other countries.
Who were the Hessians and what was their role?-German troops hired by the King of England to fight in America.
What was the dramatic act of defiance that some colonists celebrated?Boston Tea Party.
Who was King George? What was his role in the Causes of the Revolution?King of England, made the Acts that upset the colonists. Said “ blows must decide”.
What were the writs of assistance?Allowed British customs officers to search homes for smuggled goods.
Describe minutemen- Local militia members who were ready to fight at a minute’s notice
What was the Battle of Bunker Hill?Revolutionary War battle in Boston that demonstrated that the colonists could fight well against the British
What role did John Hancock play in the signing of the Declaration of Independence?First man to sign it. Wanted to sign his name so large that the King could see it without his glasses.
Give an example of propaganda used after the Boston Massacre.Engraving by Paul Revere.
Who was the commander of the Continental Army? George Washington
What was the reason for the Sugar Act?Because the British needed to pay for their war debt after the French and Indian War.
What was the Committee of Correspondence?organization that spread political ideas and information through the colonies.
Why were the colonists so angry about being taxed by the Colonists?They believed that the taxes were unfair.
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Causes of the Revolution Study Guide
McCreary American History