The American Revolution Causes The Revolution Begins 10

The American Revolution!

Causes The Revolution Begins 10 10 10 20 20 20 30 30 30 40 40 40 50 50 50 War in Valley Forge Pennsylvania Role of Pennsylvania

Question 1 - 10 What was the Act that was passed in 1765 that taxed everything made of paper sold in the colonies?

Answer 1 – 10 The Stamp Act

Question 1 - 20 What is the word for joining with others in refusing to buy a product?

Answer 1 – 20 Boycott

Question 1 - 30 What were the name of the people who were prepared to fight conflict against the British?

Answer 1 – 30 Minutemen

Question 1 - 40 The Polly sailed up the Delaware River with a shipment of what?

Answer 1 – 40 Tea

Question 1 - 50 Which Continental Congress was in 1774 where the men agreed to stop trade with Britain allowing colonies to make their own laws?

Answer 1 – 50 First

Question 2 - 10 What is a sudden, violent, or very great change?

Answer 2 – 10 Revolution

Question 2 - 20 Which document was written by Thomas Jefferson that declared independence from Britain?

Answer 2 – 20 The Declaration of Independence

Question 2 - 30 At this Continental Congress, John Dickinson wrote a letter to King George to try and solve their differences one last time.

Answer 2 – 30 Second

Question 2 - 40 Who wrote Common Sense?

Answer 2 – 40 Thomas Paine

Question 2 - 50 Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

Answer 2 – 50 Thomas Jefferson

Question 3 - 10 Who were the colonists that supported the British during the Revolution?

Answer 3 – 10 Loyalists

Question 3 - 20 Who were the colonists who rebelled against Great Britain?

Answer 3 – 20 Patriots

Question 3 - 30 Which battle was a surprise attack by George Washington on Christmas?

Answer 3 – 30 Battle of Trenton

Question 3 - 40 What was the capital of the 13 colonies?

Answer 3 – 40 Philadelphia

Question 3 - 50 Who was the General who thought he captured Philadelphia?

Answer 3 – 50 General Howe

Question 4 - 10 Who was the leader of the Continental Army?

Answer 4 – 10 George Washington

Question 4 - 20 How were the conditions in Valley Forge?

Answer 4 – 20 • Cold • Soldiers did not have clothing or food • Soldiers were barefoot

Question 4 - 30 Who did George Washington ask to make the Americans better soldiers?

Answer 4 – 30 Baron Friedrich Willhelm August von Steuben

Question 4 - 40 What did the Americans learn how to do at Valley Forge?

Answer 4 – 40 They learned how to use their weapons and fight better

Question 4 - 50 Why did Benjamin Franklin travel to France?

Answer 4 – 50 Ask the leaders for troops and money to help the Americans fight the British

Question 5 - 10 Who was promised freedom if they helped the Patriots fight the Britsh?

Answer 5 – 10 Slaves

Question 5 - 20 What was used to make cannons and cannonballs?

Answer 5 – 20 Iron

Question 5 - 30 What was mined to make rifle balls?

Answer 5 – 30 Lead

Question 5 - 40 When loyalists attacked Wyoming Valley causing the settlers to run south, this was called…

Answer 5 – 40 The Great Runaway

Question 5 - 50 Name two ways that Pennsylvanians helped in the American Revolution.

Answer 5 – 50 • Craftspeople made rifles and farmers grew wheat to feed the soldiers. • They joined the Continental Army