Revolutionary War Study Guide-answer Key 84c4v

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In which state did the Battle of Yorktown take place? Virginia What is important about this battle? marked the end of the Revolutionary War

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Why did the British march toward Lexington and Concord? to capture Patriot weapons

3. Several years after the Battle of Yorktown, the United Stated became officially independent from Great Britain. They signed the Treaty of Paris. 4. The Declaration of Independence still has meaning today. The colonial leaders during the revolutionary times believed the government should protect its citizens’ natural rights. Natural rights include the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. 5. What is treason? An act of crime against ones nation…the leaders that signed the Declaration of Independence could be charged with treason 6. What happened at the Boston Massacre? A fight that broke out between the colonists and British soldiers the king had placed in the colonies. It actually began when the colonists yelled and threw snowballs at the soldiers. The soldiers then shot and killed some of the colonists. 7. Who were minutemen? Militia with special training…they had to be ready for battle in a short amount of time….that is how they got their name. 8. How did the Daughters of Liberty help during this time period? A group of women that found ways to help out with the war. One way they helped was they stopped buying goods to boycott British merchants. 9. What is the Declaration of Independence? Who wrote it? The Declaration of Independence is the document sent to the king telling him the colonists were no longer a part of Great Britain. Thomas Jefferson wrote it,

10. What does the first part of the Declaration of Independence say? It explained why the colonists wanted to break away from Britain. 11.What does the longest part of the Declaration of Independence say? It listed the complaints against the king. 12.Why did the British start the French and Indian War? They wanted to drive the French out of the Ohio River Valley. 13.What is the Proclamation Line of 1763? What 2 groups did it separate? It separated the colonists and the American Indians. The colonist felt they should be able to move in to the Ohio River Valley area since they had helped win the French and Indian War, but the king reserved the land for the Indians. 14.Who wrote a pamphlet asking the colonists to fight for independence from Great Britain? What was the name of the pamphlet? Thomas Paine wrote a pamphlet called Common Sense. 15. What quote was famous during the Battle of Bunker Hill? “Don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes” 16. What is meant by “The shot heard around the world?” Where did this take place? “The shot heard around the world” signifies the beginning of the war….a shot that started the battle. No one knows who fired the first shot, but it ended up impacting the whole world. 17. Why did the British Parliament need to tax the colonists? They needed money after fighting the French and Indian War. 18.What were some of the taxes placed on the colonists? Sugar Tax, Townshend Act, Stamp Act 19.Why were the colonists upset about the taxes they were asked to pay? “No taxation with representations”…they wanted representation in Parliament 20.Who became the leader of the Continental Army? George Washington 21. Who was a general in the American Revolution that later ed the British side? Benedict Arnold He became known as a traitor. 22. What is the difference in a Patriot and a Loyalist? Patriot-a colonist who opposed British rule

Loyalist-someone who remained loyal to the king