The Revolutionary Period Study Guide
Directions: On a separate sheet of paper, answer the following questions in short form.
1. Who founded Jamestown?
2. When was Jamestown founded?
3. What was the first permanent English settlement in North America?
4. How many colonies did England establish in North America?
5. Where was the first permanent French settlement in North America?
6. Who established the first permanent French settlement in North America?
7. In what present-day country was Quebec located?
8. What was the economic basis of France’s colonial empire in North America?
9. During the eighteenth century, what nation became England’s chief rival for colonial territory in North America?
10. When did the French and Indian War occur?
11. What was the name of the French and Indian War in Europe?
12. Who were the two chief opponents in the French and Indians War?
13. Who won the French and Indian War?
14. What was the main result of the French and Indian War?
15. What did the Proclamation of 1763 do?
16. What three things did the British government hope the Proclamation of 1763 would achieve?
17. In order to win the war against France, what was it necessary for the British government to do?
18. What expenses did the British government have in North America?
19. What is Parliament/
20. Why did Parliament pass taxes on the American colonies after the French and Indian War?
21. What was the Sugar Act?
22. What is another name for a customs duty?
23. What is a tariff?
24. What was the Stamp Act?
25. Why did the American colonists oppose both the Sugar Act and the Stamp Act?
26. What became a popular slogan in the American colonies?
27. How did Parliament respond to colonial resistance to the Stamp Act?
28. What does it mean to repeal a law?
29. What is revenue?
30. Where were the Townshend Acts?
31. How did the American colonists react to the Townshend Acts?
32. Did the American colonists have representation in Parliament?
33. What does a legislative body do?
34. How did Parliament respond to American opposition to the Townshend Acts?
35. What happened at the Boston Massacre?
36. What was the Tea Act?
37. Why did Parliament pass the Tea Act?
38. Why did the American colonists oppose the Tea Act?
39. What happened at the Boson Tea Party?
40. How did Parliament respond to the Boston Tea Party?
41. What was the First Continental Congress?
42. Why was the First Continental Congress important?
43. Who were the Minutemen?
44. Where and when did the Revolutionary War begin?
45. What committee did the Second Continental Congress appoint in June 1776?
46. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
47. When did Congress adopt the Declaration of Independence?
48. What did the Declaration of Independence do?
49. Into what three groups were the American colonists divided during the American Revolution?
50. Identify the Patriots.
51. Who was Patrick Henry?
52. How did Patrick Henry challenge the authority of the British government in his most famous speech?
53. How did the Patriots contribute to the American war effort during the Revolution?
54. Identify the Loyalists.
55. What was another name for the Loyalists?
56. Why did the Tories remain loyal to Great Britain during the American Revolution?
57. Identify the Neutrals.
58. Why did the American rebels eventually win their independence?
59. What battle was the military turning point in the American Revolution?
60. What happened at the Battle of Saratoga?
61. What American negotiated a treaty of alliance with France in 1778?
62. What is a treaty?
63. What is an alliance?
64. What is diplomacy?
65. What action did France take regarding Great Britain in 1778?
66. How did the British people’s attitude toward the war change?
67. Give two reasons why George Washington was a good commander-in-chief of the Continental army.
68. What nation gave the United States the most help in winning its independence from Great Britain?
69. What happened at the Battle of Yorktown?
70. What two factors contributed to the American victory in the Revolutionary War?