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| On which side did the Native Americans fight? Why did they choose that side? |
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What were they fighting about?
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Why was Fort Duqesne Important?
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| How was George Washington involved? |
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Why was the Battle of Great Meadows important?
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Who was the Major General Edward Braddock? What was his plan? What happened to him?
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What were the terms of the Treaty of Paris (1763)?
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How did the colonists react to the results?
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What was the Proclamation of 1763?
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Who was Benjamin Rush and how does his attitude toward the king reflect the attitude of the colonists in the 1760s?
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What did King George III do to make the colonists angry?
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What was the Sugar Act of 1764?
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What was the Stamp Act of 1765?
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Why did the colonists dislike the Quartering Act?
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| How did the American colonists respond to the Stamp Act of 1765? |
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What is tarring and feathering?
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Who were the Sons of Liberty?
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What did the Sons of Liberty do?
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What is the Declaratory Act?
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What items were taxed by the Townshend Acts?
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Why did Great Britain send troops to Boston in 1768?
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What happened at the Boston Massacre?
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How did the Sons of Liberty use the Boston Massacre to help its cause?
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What were the Committees of Correspondence?
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What was the Tea Act of 1773?
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| How did the colonists respond to the Tea Act of 1773? |
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Why was the Coercive Act called Coercive by the British and intolerable by the colonists?
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What happened at the First Continental Congress?
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Who were William Dawes, Jr., Paul Revere, and Dr. Samuel Prescott? What did they do?
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What happened at the Second Continental Congress? Where did this group meet?
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| What was the purpose of the Olive Branch Petition? |
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Who was Thomas Paine? What did he do? Why was it important?
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Who was Richard Henry Lee? Why was he important to the delaring of Independence?
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What was the purpose of the Delcaration of Independence?
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| What are the parts of the Delcaration of Independence? |
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| Who was on the committe to write the Declaration of Independence? Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? |
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| Whose ideas were used in the Declaration of Independence? How did the author of the Delcaration of Independence change his ideas? |
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What principles of government does the Delcaration of Independence include?
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| What were some of the grievances against the king? Why were they listed? |
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Why are the following dates important in regards to the Declaration of Independence? June 7, 1776 |
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| What happened on Lexington Green on April 19, 1775? |
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Why was the Battle of Bunker Hill (June 17, 1775) important?
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| Why was the Battle of Trenton (December 26, 1775) a turning point in the war? |
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What happened at the Battle of Trenton?
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Why did the French decide to openly suppot the rebellion? What did they hope to gain by supporting thhe Patriots? How did the French support the rebellion?
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What positive thing occured during the horrible winter at Valley Forge?
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Who was the Marquis de Lafayette?
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What battle ended the Revolutionary War?
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What happened at the last battle?
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