The American Revolution

Study Guide for Test

The following essential questions will be the focus of the American Revolution Quiz:

•         What events led to the American Revolution?

1.       The Sugar Act – 1764

2.       The Stamp Act – 1765

3.       The Quartering Act – 1765

4.       The Townshend Act – 1767

5.       Political Protests—Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party, Continental Congress

6.       The Battles of Lexington and Concord

•          Why did the colonists declare independence?

1.       The Second Continental Congress

2.       Thomas Paine

3.       3 parts of the Declaration of Independence:

a.       Theory of Government

b.       Reasons for Separation

c.        Declares that a new nation exists

•          What key events took place as the Revolution continued?

1.       George Washington became Commander of the Continental Army

2.       Bunker Hill

3.       Dorchester Heights

4.       Trenton & Princeton

5.       Saratoga

6.       Valley Forge

•          How did Americans achieve victory?

1.       Strengths and Weaknesses of the Continental Army

2.       Strengths and Weaknesses of the British Army

3.       War in the West/South

4.       Alliances with France and Spain

5.       British Loyalist Forces

6.       Cornwallis and Yorktown