1. CCA 2 Review 2015-16

2. 1._ After Thomas Paine writes Common Sense, what day was Independence declared from England? 2.__ Paying taxes on paper, wills and government documents falls under what act? 3.What battle was the turning point? Why? July 4, 1776 Stamp Act Saratoga – the Patriot victory convinced France they could win, leading to an alliance

3. 4.__ _______________ __ The actions of people who decide to band together to break an unjust law in order to protest it and get it changed (term). The Boston Tea Party was an example of it. 5._______________ Commander of the Continental Army 6.____ ____________ During the war, __?__ usually served by cooking, laundry, nursing or caring for children. __ civil disobedience __ George Washington Women

4. 7.________________ Wrote Patriotic plays and poems about individual rights and independence. 8.____________ In the winter of 1777 and 1778, Washington and his army were camped in this Pennsylvania town. What were conditions like? 9. _______________ Which country/countries provided financial support once they felt the Patriots could defeat the British? ___ Mercy Otis Warren ____ Valley Forge France and Spain ____

5. 10._______________This naval patriot captured the English ship Serapis and is quoted as saying, “I have not yet begun to fight”. 11.__ ________ _______ last battle of the revolution. Who surrendered to General Washington there in 1781? 12.__ ____ ___________The colonists having to pay high taxes to England on imports like sugar falls under the theory of ____ (where colonies benefit the mother country). ____ John Paul Jones ______ Yorktown _ mercantilism

6. 14.____ ______ _______ Another word for complaint- these are listed in the Declaration of Independence. Look at some examples. 15.______________________Spanish governor of the Louisiana Territory agreed to ally with the Patriots and organized his troops to attack the British along the southeast and Mississippi River. 17._________________________________________your unalienable rights that are listed in the Declaration of Independence. grievance __ Bernardo de Galvez ___ _ life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness __

7. 18.___________________This Virginian had no fear declaring Independence from England, which he makes known in speeches to the House of Burgesses. “Give me Liberty or Give me Death!” 19.________________________This Patriot helped raised money and funded a major part of the war. 20.________________________Nickname of Francis Marion, because of his stealth and lightning speed in carrying out guerrilla warfare in the South ___ Patrick Henry ______ __ Haym Salomon ________ __ Swamp Fox _____

8. 21. ______________________________This French soldier was interested in the American Revolution because he believed in the ideas they were fighting for, became one of Washington’s most trusted aids. 22. _____________________ The 3rd Amendment was a direct result of King George allowing the ___ of soldiers, which was listed as a grievance in the Declaration of Independence. 23._______________________Treaty that ended the war. List the terms of the treaty __ Marquis de Lafayette ____ quartering _ __ Treaty of Paris, 1783 ____ Britain recognized America’s independence Set America’s borders - Britain gave up land between Appalachians and Mississippi River (doubling size) Britain could collect on debts from before war Continental Congress would try to get states to return confiscated Loyalist property British would remove troops from American territory

9. 24. 24.Name the state the event took place in___ 1777-1778 ____ - Valley Forge, _ 1775 ___- Lexington and Concord, _ 1781 ____ - Yorktown, ___ 1777 ___ - Saratoga 25 __________________________: German drill instructor at Valley Forge. 26. 26.______________________Trying to encourage recruiting and to keep fighting, Thomas Paine wrote this pamphlet “Summer soldiers and sunshine patriots” refers to: Who did Paine say would be thanked for winning the war? _ Baron von Steuben ____ The Crisis_____ people who joined but quit when it got difficult Those who stayed and fought despite difficulties

10. 27.____________________________date the Declaration of Independence was adopted 28. ______________________: colonial spy posing as a teacher – “I regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.” 29. _____________________: author of Declaration of Independence. _____ July 4, 1776 _____ __ Nathan Hale ____ _ Thomas Jefferson ________

11. 30. __________________________: Lafayette’s slave who served as a spy 31. _______________________: African American alarm rider 32. List actions taken by the First Continental Congress: _ James Armistead _______ _ Wentworth Cheswell _______ Banned all trade with Great Britain Called upon colonies to set up militias Sent Declaration of Rights Agreed to meet again in 7 months

12. 33. List actions taken by the Second Continental Congress: Appointed Washington commander-in-chief of Continental Army Sent Olive Branch Petition Declared independence

13. 34. Why was Common Sense so important? Who wrote it? 35. At which battle were Patriots warned to wait to shoot until the enemy was in range, due to lack of ammunition and poor range on weapons? Thomas Paine wrote it before independence was declared; convinced many to support the movement for independence Bunker Hill – first major battle