STAAR® BLITZ: AMERICAN REVOLUTION, DAY 2

Match the following:

• Stamp Act

• Turning point battle, France later joined Patriots

• Boston Tea Party

• Belief British should have permission from colonists to pass taxes

• Lexington and Concord

• First fighting of the American Revolution

• Saratoga

• Angered colonists, led to boycotting of British goods

• Consent of the governed

• Event that led to the passing of the Intolerable Acts

Last major battle of American Revolution

• A. Saratoga

• B. Yorktown

• C. Lexington & Concord

• D. Valley Forge

Agreement that ended American Revolution

• A. Boston Tea Party

• B. 1st Continental Congress

• C. Declaration of Independence

• D. Treaty of Paris 1783

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) George Washington

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(b) Thomas Jefferson

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(c) Sam Adams

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(d) John Paul Jones

• outlined the grievances against King George III and Parliament

• successfully led a naval fleet against King George III

• organized the Boston Tea Party

• commander in chief of the Continental Army

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• Leader of the Sons of Libety

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• wrote the delcaration of indepedence

• naval war hero "I have not yet begun to fight"

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• First president of the U.S.

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Which of following were effects of the Boston Tea Party? Select THREE correct answers.

Match the following

• ? It was the last major battle of the Am

• How was the Battle of Yorktown important to American history?

• France provided financial support and be

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• The colonists were mad that Boston Harbo

• Why did the American colonists feel the taxes imposed by the British were unfair?

• Declaration of Independence

• Why was the Battle of Saratoga significant to the American Revolution?

• Britain taxed the colonists but did not

• How did the Intolerable Acts increase the tension between the colonists and Britain?

What was the turning point battle, France later joined Patriots

• A. Battle of Bull Run

• B. Battle of Saratoga

• C. Battle of Yorktown

• D. Valley Forge

What event that led to the passing of the Intolerable Acts

• A. Yorktown

• B. Lexington and Concord

• C. Boston Tea Party

• D. Stamp Act

What are unalienable rights? ( there are 3 of them)

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

What year was it written?

• A. John Adams; 1776

• B. George Washington; 1787

• James Madison; 1787

• Thomas Jefferson; 1776