Ayers Chapter 5 Review
"Wars for Independence (1764-1783)"

Terms

writs of assistance
Stamp Act
Sons of Liberty
Regulator Movement
Townshend Acts
Letters from a Farmer (1768)
Boston Massacre
Gaspee incident
Boston Tea Party
1st Continental Congress
Lexington/Concord
Olive Branch Petition (1775)
Common Sense
Declaration of Independence

Battles
    New York City
    Trenton
    Saratoga
    Yorktown
Treaty of Paris (1783)



Questions to Consider

1. Why did Parliament feel justified with actions towards the colonies? Use specific examples.
2. What were the causes of the American Revolution?
3. How did the Declaration of Independence justify the action it recommended?
4. How was the Continental Army able to defeat the larger, better-trained, and better-equipped British army>